Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

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Cast & Crew.

Tyrone Power
Leonard Vole

Marlene Dietrich
Christine

Charles Laughton
Sir Wilfrid

Elsa Lanchester
Miss Plimsoll

John Williams
Brogan-Moore

Henry Daniell
Mayhew

Ian Wolfe
Carter

Torin Thatcher
Mr. Myers

Norma Varden
Mrs. French

Una O'Connor
Janet

Francis Compton
Judge

Philip Tonge
Inspector Hearne

Ruta Lee
Diana

Patrick Aherne
Court Officer (uncredited)

Don Ames
Bar Patron (uncredited)

Walter Bacon
Bar Patron (uncredited)

Eddie Baker
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Benjie Bancroft
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

John Barton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Brandon Beach
Juror (uncredited)

George Blagoi
Juror (uncredited)

Arline Bletcher
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Danny Borzage
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Tex Brodus
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

George Bruggeman
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

George Calliga
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers
Barrister (uncredited)

Albert Cavens
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Oliver Cross
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Harry Denny
Juror (uncredited)

Helen Dickson
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Minta Durfee
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Marjorie Eaton
Miss O'Brien (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Barrister (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Courtroom spectator (uncredited)

Herschel Graham
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Marion Gray
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Stuart Hall
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Art Howard
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers
Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Colin Kenny
Juror (uncredited)

Paul Kruger
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Jeanne Lafayette
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Court Officer (uncredited)

Ottola Nesmith
Miss Johnson (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Barrister (uncredited)

J. Pat O'Malley
Shorts Salesman (uncredited)

George Pelling
Bit Part (uncredited)

Fred Rapport
Juror (uncredited)

Jack Raine
Doctor (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Leoda Richards
Hat Store Sales Clerk (uncredited)

John Roy
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Edna Smith
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Scott Seaton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Cap Somers
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Clerk at Old Bailey (uncredited)

Norbert Schiller
Spotlight Operator in German Cafe (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Ben Wright
Barrister Reading Charges (uncredited)

Glen Walters
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Harry Kurnitz
Screenplay

Lawrence B. Marcus
Adaptation

Billy Wilder
Screenplay / Director

Agatha Christie
Novel

Doane Harrison
Production Assistant

William Maybery
Casting

Frank Losee
Second Assistant Director

Basil Bleck
Technical Advisor

Ray Sebastian
Makeup Artist

Edward Small
Presenter / Executive Producer

Alexandre Trauner
Production Design / Art Direction

Daniel Mandell
Editor

Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Producer

Fred Lau
Sound

John Franco
Script Supervisor

Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist

Gustaf Norin
Makeup Artist

Joe King
Costume Design

Emmett Emerson
Assistant Director

Lee Zavitz
Special Effects

Edith Head
Costume Design

Russell Harlan
Director of Photography

Charles Gemora
Makeup Artist

Adele Parmenter
Costume Design
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Details.
Release DateDecember 17, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 56m
Content RatingNR
Budget$3,000,000
Box Office$9,000,000
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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, and Charles Laughton, with Elsa Lanchester and John Williams. 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 title by Agatha Christie. The first film adaptation of Christie's story, Witness for the Prosecution was written for the screen by Wilder and Harry Kurnitz and adapted by Larry Marcus.
The film was acclaimed by critics and received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. It also received five Golden Globe Award nominations including a win for Elsa Lanchester as Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Additionally, the film was selected as the sixth-best courtroom drama ever by the American Film Institute for their AFI's 10 Top 10 list.
In the film, a man accused of killing a wealthy widow who had named him as the main beneficiary in her will undergoes a trial during which his wife testifies against him.
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