Tyrone Power
Leonard Stephen Vole
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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.
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 ...
Plot. Leonard Vole is arrested for the murder of Emily French, a wealthy older woman. Unaware that he was a married man, Miss French made him her principal heir, casting suspicion on Leonard. When his wife, Romaine, agrees to testify, she does so not in Leonard's defence but as a witness for the prosecution.
Summaries. A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise. Ailing barrister Sir Wilfrid Robarts 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 Leonard Vole, a man being tried for the ...
Mar 4, 2023. Rated: 4.5/5 • Jan 17, 2023. The affable Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power) is being tried for the murder of a wealthy woman, and legendary lawyer Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton) has...
Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution, re-imagined by writer Sarah Phelps for BBC. Starring Kim Cattrall, Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough, Billy Howle and Monica Dolan.
1 Video. 20 Photos. Crime Drama Mystery. The hunt is on to find the murderer of a wealthy glamorous heiress who is found dead in her London townhouse. Based on the short story by Agatha Christie. Stars. Billy Howle. Kim Cattrall. Monica Dolan. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist. Added by 11.9K users. 56 User reviews. 13 Critic reviews
