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Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 American legal mystery thriller film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, and Elsa Lanchester. The film, which has elements of bleak black comedy and film noir , is a courtroom drama set in the Old Bailey in London and is based on the 1953 play of the same ...
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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- Billy Wilder
- 1958-02-06
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Movie Info Synopsis The affable Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power) is being tried for the murder of a wealthy woman, and legendary lawyer Sir Wilfrid Robarts...
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- Tyrone Power
- Billy Wilder
- United Artists
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.
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Synopsis. A few years after War War II, in London, Leonard Vole ( Tyrone Power ), is accused of murdering a rich widow, Emily French ( Norma Varden ), who has recently changed her will and bequeathed him a substantial sum of money.
Film. A film version of Witness for the Prosecution premiered in 1957 (and reached general release in early 1958), with Tyrone Power as Leonard Vole, Marlene Dietrich as Christine Vole and Charles Laughton as Sir Wilfrid Robarts Q.C. The film was adapted by Larry Marcus, Harry Kurnitz and the film's director, Billy Wilder.