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Bookmark this pageWitness for the Prosecution (1957)
Director: Billy Wilder
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
The undisputed star of this courtroom drama is Alexander Trauner's magnificent recreation of the Old Bailey, which is just as well, since the presence of Charles Laughton as the defence counsel, and the film's origins as an Agatha Christie novel and play, combine to give the movie a heavy - almost stolid - theatrical flavour. Tyrone Power is surprisingly good as the man accused of murdering his mistress, but the swift twists and turns of Ms Christie's plot soon drain Dietrich and Laughton's roles of any dramatic credibility.Author: PH
Cast & crew
Director: Billy Wilder
Producer: Arthur Hornblow Jr
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams, Henry Daniell, Norma Varden, Una O'Connor full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 114 mins
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