Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The most electrifying entertainment of our time!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 56m
- Director Billy Wilder
- Genres Crime Drama Mystery
- Rating 8.2/10 (1,764 votes)
Synopsis
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
Cast
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Tyrone Power
as Leonard Vole
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Marlene Dietrich
as Christine
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Charles Laughton
as Sir Wilfrid
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Elsa Lanchester
as Miss Plimsoll
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John Williams
as Brogan-Moore
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Henry Daniell
as Mayhew
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Ian Wolfe
as Carter
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Torin Thatcher
as Mr. Myers
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Norma Varden
as Mrs. French
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Una O'Connor
as Janet
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Francis Compton
as Judge
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Philip Tonge
as Inspector Hearne
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Ruta Lee
as Diana
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Patrick Aherne
as Court Officer (uncredited)
- Walter Bacon as Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Eddie Baker
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Benjie Bancroft as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- John Barton as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Crew
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Billy Wilder
Director
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Russell Harlan
Director of Photography
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Daniel Mandell
Editor
- Matty Malneck Original Music Composer
-
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Producer
-
Billy Wilder
Screenplay
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Harry Kurnitz
Screenplay
