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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
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Agatha Christie tale of a man on trial for murder: a trial featuring surprise after surprise. Director:Billy Wilder |
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Title: Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
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Nominated for 6 Oscars.
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8 nominations
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Tyrone Power | ... | |
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Marlene Dietrich | ... | |
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Charles Laughton | ... | |
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Elsa Lanchester | ... | |
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John Williams | ... | |
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Henry Daniell | ... | |
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Ian Wolfe | ... | |
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Torin Thatcher | ... | |
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Norma Varden | ... |
Emily French
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Una O'Connor | ... | |
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Francis Compton | ... | |
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Philip Tonge | ... | |
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Ruta Lee | ... | |
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Storyline
It's Britain, 1953. Upon his return to work following a heart attack, irrepressible barrister Sir Wilfrid Robarts, known as a barrister for the hopeless, takes on a murder case, much to the exasperation of his medical team, led by his overly regulated private nurse, Miss Plimsoll, who tries her hardest to ensure that he not return to his hard living ways - including excessive cigar smoking and drinking - while he takes his medication and gets his much needed rest. That case is defending American war veteran Leonard Vole, a poor, out of work, struggling inventor who is accused of murdering his fifty-six year old lonely and wealthy widowed acquaintance, Emily French. The initial evidence is circumstantial but points to Leonard as the murderer. Despite being happily married to East German former beer hall performer Christine Vole, he fostered that friendship with Mrs. French in the hopes that she would finance one of his many inventions to the tune of a few hundred pounds... Written by Huggo
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Testigo de cargo See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$9,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 1960)Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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1.66 : 1
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ruining the effect of the surprise ending, patrons should not take their
seats during the last few minutes of the movie. See more »
(1957)
Music by Ralph Arthur Roberts
Lyrics by Jack Brooks
Sung by Marlene Dietrich (uncredited)
Reprised a cappella by Tyrone Power See more »
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Alfred Hitchcock said "Many times, people have told me how much they enjoyed Witness for the Prosecution. They thought it was my film instead of Billy Wilder's. And Wilder told me people asked him about The Paradine Case, thinking he had done it." See more »Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the first courtroom scene, the clerk twice states that the murder of Emily Jane French occurred in "the county of London". The County of London was known to both Sherlock Holmes and Horace Rumpole. It was run by the London County Council from 1889-1965, was comprised of over two dozen boroughs (Hampstead to Greenwich to Chelsea), and much to Leonard Vole's chagrin, was home to the Central Criminal Courts, the Old Bailey. In 1965, the County of London became the larger, Greater London, which it still is. Administered by the Greater London Council from 1965-86, it has been run since 2000 by the Greater London Authority, headed by a directly-elected mayor and assembly. For reasons of tradition and vested interest, the old City of London, now a square mile of banks, brokerage houses and the Tower, remains a separate entity. See more »Quotes
Sir Wilfrid: Kings, prime ministers, archbishops, even barristers have stood in the dock.See more »
Crazy Credits
Before the film begins, a message appears onscreen saying that to avoidruining the effect of the surprise ending, patrons should not take their
seats during the last few minutes of the movie. See more »
Soundtracks
"I May Never Go Home Anymore"(1957)
Music by Ralph Arthur Roberts
Lyrics by Jack Brooks
Sung by Marlene Dietrich (uncredited)
Reprised a cappella by Tyrone Power See more »
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