Witness for the Prosecution

PG

(18)

12/4/1982

EN

1h 37min

Crime

Drama

Witness for the Prosecution

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Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two months following his heart attack. Returning to the practise of his lawyer skills, he takes the case of Leonard Vole, an unemployed man who is accused of murdering an elderly lady friend of his, Mrs. Emily French. While Leonard Vole claims he's innocent, although all evidence points to him as the killer, his alibi witness, his cold German wife Christine, instead of entering the court as a witness for the defense, she becomes the witness for the prosecution and strongly claims her husband is guilty of the murder.

Director

Alan Gibson

Screenplay

Billy Wilder

Screenplay

Harry Kurnitz

Screenplay

John Gay

Screenplay

Lawrence B. Marcus

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CinemaSerf 6/8/2023

The 1957 version of this story is certainly one of my favourite films, so any remake was always going to be a tough ask. This one is, however, a decent and characterful effort with Sir Ralph Richardso ...Show More

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