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Witness for the Prosecution
Leonard Vole is arrested on suspicion of murdering an elderly acquaintance. And it tempts an ailing barrister back into action.
15 January 1905, Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
23 June 1895, New York City, New York, USA
1 November 1904, Antwerp, Belgium
9 September 1903, Hove, East Sussex, England, UK
February 27, 1903 in Chester County, Tennessee, USA
12 December 1889, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
7 December 1902, Chicago, Illinois, USA
23 October 1880, Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK
18 July 1894, New York, USA
10 March 1898, Lancashire, England, UK
27 August 1896, Moscow, Russia
15 April 1903, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
5 February 1901, San Francisco, California, USA
27 April 1893, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
5 February 1904, Bixby, Oklahoma, USA
18 October 1879, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
26 April 1897, England, UK
November 17, 1897 in Davis, West Virginia, USA
November 7, 1902 in Missouri, USA
1896 in England, UK
5 June 1878, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
March 16, 2011
This Oscar-nominated courtroom drama represents Billy Wilder at his most theatrical and old-fashioned, but the saga is enjoyable and so is the acting of all-star cast.January 01, 2010
A slew of terrific performances help to elevate Wilder's twist-ridden courtroom drama above your standard fare in the genre.October 17, 2014
Every time the story strays from Sir Wilfrid, the interest level goes down a notch. Fortunately for the viewer, it doesn't get away from him very long at any point.February 08, 2012
Wilder's adaptation is guilty of being absolutely marvelous.August 22, 2008
Wilder plays the suspense well, but this movie belongs to Laughton, who makes his every line resonate like music and thunder.January 26, 2006
...the film's origins as an Agatha Christie novel and play, combine to give the movie a heavy -- almost stolid -- theatrical flavour.July 06, 2010
An exciting court room romp that engrosses the viewer with its high melodrama and dialogue driven scenes.February 08, 2012
Marlene Dietrich tries not to give anything away as usual while Agatha Christie's whodunit plot whirs tidily about her expressionless beauty.February 13, 2001
A courtroom meller played engagingly and building evenly to a surprising and arousing, albeit tricked-up, climax...August 15, 2007
His theatrical mise-en-scene -- his proscenium framing -- serves the material well, as does Charles Laughton's bombastic portrayal of the defense attorney.January 01, 2000
And the air in the courtroom fairly crackles with emotional electricity, until that staggering surprise in the last reel.