Directed by:
Billy WilderCinematography:
Russell HarlanComposer:
Matty MalneckCast:
Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams, Henry Daniell, Ian Wolfe, Torin Thatcher, Norma Varden, Una O'Connor (more)VOD (3)
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Charles Laughton stars as barrister Sir Wilfrid Robarts in Billy Wilder's screen version of Agatha Christie's enormously successful stage adaptation of her original story. Although the ailing attorney has been advised by his doctors to cease and desist from the practice of law, his interest is piqued when solicitor Mayhew (Henry Daniell) asks him to take the case of murderer suspect Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power). After evidence that he stood to gain financially from the victim's death comes to light, the man is indicted. Robarts, nonetheless, agrees to defend Vole, convinced as he is of his innocence. But the case becomes even more of an uphill battle when the defendant's supposedly loving wife Christine (Marlene Dietrich) decides to testify as a witness for the prosecution. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Tyrone Power
USA
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Love Is News (1937)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Marlene Dietrich
German Empire
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Blue Angel (1930)
Charles Laughton
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Spartacus (1960)
Elsa Lanchester
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Murder by Death (1976)
John Williams
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Henry Daniell
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Song of Love (1947)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Ian Wolfe
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Love Crazy (1941)
Torin Thatcher
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Great Expectations (1946)
Band of Angels (1957)
Norma Varden
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Casablanca (1942)
Una O'Connor
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Philip Tonge
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
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Ruta Lee
Canada
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Funny Face (1957)
Bullet for a Badman (1964)
Patrick Aherne
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
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Eddie Baker
USA
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
City Lights (1931)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Danny Borzage
USA
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
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Vertigo (1958)
George Bruggeman
Belgium
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
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George Calliga
Romania
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Steve Carruthers
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
North by Northwest (1959)
Marjorie Eaton
USA
Best movies:
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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Franklyn Farnum
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)