
Witness for the Prosecution
1957, Drama/Crime, 1h 54m
32 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsYou might also like
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Leonard Stephen Vole
Christine Helm Vole
Sir Wilfrid Robarts
Miss Plimsoll

Mr. Brogan-Moore
Mr. Mayhew
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Critic Reviews for Witness for the Prosecution
All Critics (32) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (32)
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Witness For The Prosecution has the pace and patience of live theater, but not the look. Wilder doesn't get overly flashy with camera moves and angles, but he does shift positioning subtly and effectively.
July 22, 2014 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review… -
Marlene Dietrich tries not to give anything away as usual while Agatha Christie's whodunit plot whirs tidily about her expressionless beauty.
February 8, 2012 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
His theatrical mise-en-scene -- his proscenium framing -- serves the material well, as does Charles Laughton's bombastic portrayal of the defense attorney.
August 15, 2007 | Full Review… -
[Marlene Dietrich] was never better than she is here.
January 30, 2007 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
...the film's origins as an Agatha Christie novel and play, combine to give the movie a heavy -- almost stolid -- theatrical flavour.
January 26, 2006 | Full Review… -
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February 7, 2003 | Rating: 5/5
Audience Reviews for Witness for the Prosecution
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Sep 06, 2016Excellent courtroom drama. Another awesome classic.Stephen S Super Reviewer
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May 29, 2014Tyrone Power and Marlene Dietrich are thoroughly entertaining in this romp through Agatha Christie's work. A lesson to be learned for more modern court room dramas.John B Super Reviewer
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Apr 23, 2014The star here is definitely Charles Laughton, who steals the show and makes each one of his lines sound memorable in this delightfully witty and clever plot by Agatha Christie adapted by Billy Wilder into a near perfect piece of thought-provoking entertainment.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Oct 24, 2013The reason so many plays have been turned into movies is simple: the work has been pre-tested and approved in front of live audiences, tweaked and re-tweaked. And it's easy to see the payoff for that preliminary process here where each character and their work is full and complete. Billy Wilder directs and co-wrote, adapted from the play. Charles Laughton, Elsa Lancaster, Dietrich, Power, the whole cast does a first rate job in this wonder of entertaining misdirection. Superb.Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
Witness for the Prosecution Quotes
Miss Plimsoll: | Sir Wilfrid. You've forgotten your brandy. (nurse Plimsoll knew her patient Wilfrid had alcohol in his thermos.) |
Miss Plimsoll: | Sir Wilfrid. You've forgotten your brandy. [nurse Plimsoll knew her patient Wilfrid had alcohol in his thermos] |
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