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Witness for the Prosecution

Movie
1957
1h 56m
NR
English
Drama, Mystery, Crime
User Score: 
8.5
Critic Score: 
88
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An ailing famous barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where his self-possessed wife's unconvincing testimony confuses him.
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Witness for the Prosecution

NR
Movie
1957
1h 56m
English
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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An ailing famous barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where his self-possessed wife's unconvincing testimony confuses him.
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Cast

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Tyrone Power
Leonard Vole
Marlene Dietrich
Charles Laughton
Sir Wilfrid
Elsa Lanchester
Miss Plimsoll
John Williams
Brogan-Moore
Henry Daniell
Ian Wolfe
Carter
Torin Thatcher
Norma Varden
Mrs. French
Una OConnor
Francis Compton
Philip Tonge
Inspector Hearne
Ruta Lee
Patrick Aherne
Court Officer (uncredited)
Don Ames
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
John Barton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Juror (uncredited)
George Blagoi
Juror (uncredited)
Arline Bletcher
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Directed By: Billy Wilder
Written By: Billy Wilder (Screenplay), Agatha Christie (Story), + 2 more

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hirkiti says...
one year ago
Many people rate this as Christie’s best movie adaptation. I disagree and find several others to be better. It’s good of course but I much prefer Death on the Nile from ‘78 which is my favorite. It has great actors, much more interesting characters and possibly the best on locations sets of any film. As for this movie, Tyrone Power’s acting is pretty awful. The way he speaks makes it seem as if he is repeating memorized lines - which he is of course lol but he’s not supposed to show it. What’s great about this film IMO is Christie’s plot and not so much the movie itself. Plus court room dramas suck. There I said it.
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naparteon-deleted-1607874313-deleted-1607874404 says...
4 years ago
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Such a disappointment of a film, that is promising a great storyline and an end from the start. I'm giving it a 6/10, just because it kept me thrilled until the final scene.[spoiler] I'm sorry but I'm not okay with the ending. Was it really supposed to be a plot twist?[/spoiler]
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llewyn-deleted-1596950220 says...
5 years ago
_"Touching isn't it? The way he counts on his wife."_ _"Yes, like a drowning man clutching at a razor blade."_ Sharp dialogue. Crisp photography. Brilliant performances. Billy Wilder directing an Agatha Christie play. The recipe for absolute perfection. They don't make 'em like this anymore.
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mr.mim says...
2 years ago
this film was a good
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Featured User Reviews

Jordyep
7/10  a month ago
Like a lot of Agatha Christie's work, it starts to collapse once we get to the conclusion. However, the first 90 minutes of this are really strong. Loved the main character and all of the quirks given to him by the script and direction (blinding monocle; his love of cigars; the health pills which I More
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John Chard
5 years ago
I'm constantly surprised that women's hats don't provoke more murders.

Leonard Steven Vole finds himself on trial for the murder of a wealthy widow from whom he has inherited a fortune. Top barrister Sir Wilfrid Robarts takes up the defendants case, but he, along with everyone else, is stunned wh More
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
I might be asking for trouble here, but did Charles Laughton ever actually make a bad film? He leads this one as the brilliant but curmudgeonly barrister "Sir Wildred Robarts" with oodles of charisma and style. Marlene Dietrich portrays the evil, manipulative "Christine Vole" marvellously and even T More
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Shreyance Parakh
6 years ago
**Why don't they make THESE movies anymore?**

Apart from being a **GREAT** courtroom drama_(which some people don't think this movie is)_, this movie is so much **FUN** and **ENTERTAINING** to watch.Especially because of the characters of _Charles Laughton_ and _Elsa Lanchester_. But _Tyrone Powe More
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