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   • Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 1958 · Winner

     • Elsa Lanchester

   • British Academy of Film & Television Arts Foreign Actor 1959 · Nominated

     • Charles Laughton

   • Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Drama 1958 · Nominated

   • Academy Award Actor 1958 · Nominated

     • Charles Laughton

   • Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama 1958 · Nominated

     • Marlene Dietrich

   • Academy Award Directing 1958 · Nominated

     • Billy Wilder

   • Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture 1958 · Nominated

     • Billy Wilder

   • Academy Award Film Editing 1958 · Nominated

   • Academy Award Actress in a Supporting Role 1958 · Nominated

     • Elsa Lanchester

   • Academy Award Sound Recording 1958 · Nominated

   • Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama 1958 · Nominated

     • Charles Laughton

   • Academy Award Best Motion Picture 1958 · Nominated

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   Is witness for the prosecution a good movie?

   • In TV Guide ' s review of the film, it received four and a half stars out of five, the writer saying that " Witness for the Prosecution is a witty, terse adaptation of the Agatha Christie hit play brought to the screen with ingenuity and vitality by Billy Wilder ."

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   What makes 'witness for the prosecution' so special?

   • The bombastic settings and decors, the echoing acoustics, the powerful monologues of confident (and arrogant) barristers and the intimidating gowns and wigs are largely what make "Witness for the Prosecution" not only the first but also the mother of all courtroom dramas.

   Witness for the Prosecution (1957) - IMDb

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   What is witness for the prosecution about?

   • The title, in echoing the role of a witness, underscores the challenges of truly understanding and interpreting human behavior. Just as a witness’s testimony can be multifaceted and laden with hidden motives, human relationships too are seldom what they seem on the surface. Important motifs in Witness for the Prosecution Unhealthy habits

   Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | The Definitive Explanation

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   Who wrote Witness for the prosecution?

   • Witness for the Prosecutionbegan its life as a short story by the acclaimed mystery writer Agatha Christie. The story was first published in 1925 under the title Traitor Hands. Given Christie’s adeptness at crafting tight, compelling mysteries, it was a hit with her readership.

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   Witness for the Prosecution. Jump to. 3 wins & 15 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1958 Nominee Oscar. Best Picture. Arthur Hornblow Jr. 1958 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Charles Laughton. 1958 Nominee Oscar. Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Elsa Lanchester. 1958 Nominee Oscar. Best Director. Billy Wilder. 1958 Nominee Oscar.

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   The film was acclaimed by critics and received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. It also received five Golden Globes nominations including a win for Elsa Lanchester as Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

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   12 Angry Men – Sidney Lumet. Witness for the Prosecution – Billy Wilder. ACTOR. Marlon Brando – Sayonara. Anthony Franciosa – A Hatful of Rain. Alec Guinness – The Bridge on the River Kwai. Charles Laughton – Witness for the Prosecution. Anthony Quinn – Wild Is the Wind. ACTRESS. Deborah Kerr – Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison.

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   Witness for the Prosecution (which earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture) operates on the surface as a gripping courtroom drama, but beneath the thrilling plot twists and sharp dialogues lies a layered exploration of human nature, the fragility of truth, and the complicated reality of our ...

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   15th Golden Globes Awards (1958) - Movies from 1957. nom. Best Picture - Drama; nom. Best Director (Billy Wilder) nom. Best Leading Actor Drama (Charles Laughton) nom. Best Leading Actress Drama (Marlene Dietrich) winner Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Elsa Lanchester) BAFTA 1959: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1958)

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   Witness for the Prosecution: Directed by Billy Wilder. With Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester. A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.

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   Witness for the Prosecution, American courtroom-drama film, released in 1957, that was based on a short story and play by English writer Agatha Christie. The film, set in London, centres on Leonard Vole (played by Tyrone Power ), who is accused of having murdered a wealthy widow.