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Witness for the Prosecution
“The most electrifying entertainment of our time!”
8.2 / 10• 1957• 1h 56m•NR• English
DramaMysteryCrime
Storyline
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 & Crew
Tyrone Power
Leonard Vole
Lead
Marlene Dietrich
Christine
Charles Laughton
Sir Wilfrid
Elsa Lanchester
Miss Plimsoll
John Williams
Brogan-Moore
Henry Daniell
Mayhew
Ian Wolfe
Carter
Torin Thatcher
Mr. Myers
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Billy Wilder's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Witness for the Prosecution is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
