Sydney Lumet returns to courtroom drama

LOS ANGELES, March 13 (UPI) -- Director Sidney Lumet returns to courtroom drama with his latest film "Find Me Guilty."

Lumet, 81, a former child actor, received three Oscar nominations with his 1957 directorial debut, "Twelve Angry Men," The Los Angeles Times noted.

His next Oscar nomination came in 1981 for in the adapted screenplay category for "Prince of the City" and he was nominated as a director again the next year for "The Verdict."

"Find Me Guilty," opening in U.S. theaters Friday, stars Vin Diesel in the story of the 1987 trial of 20 members of the Lucchese crime family.