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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...
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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.
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 12.0K users. 56 User reviews. 13 Critic reviews
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 ...
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.
The Witness for the Prosecution. ⍔ Short Story. 1925. 1920s London. A murder, brutal and bloodthirsty, has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse. The victim is the glamorous and enormously rich Emily French.
Witness for the Prosecution is a play adapted by Agatha Christie from her 1925 short story "Traitor's Hands". The play opened in London on 28 October 1953 at the Winter Garden Theatre (although the first performance had been in Nottingham on 28 September). It was produced by Sir Peter Saunders.
