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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 ...
- $2 million
- Arthur Hornblow Jr.
A classic courtroom drama directed by Billy Wilder, based on Agatha Christie's novel. Tyrone Power plays a lawyer who defends a man accused of murder, while his wife (Marlene Dietrich) testifies against him.
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- 3 min
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 chosen to represent him.
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- Tyrone Power
- Billy Wilder
- United Artists
A classic courtroom drama starring Charles Laughton and Marlene Dietrich. A lawyer defends his client accused of murder, but his alibi witness turns against him in a shocking twist.
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 just...
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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.
