Witness for the Prosecution

Movie

1982

1h 37m

English

Crime

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6.9

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Witness for the Prosecution

Movie

1982

1h 37m

English

Crime

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Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two months following his heart attack. Returning to the practise of his lawyer skills, he takes the case of Leonard Vole, an unemployed man who is accused of murdering an elderly lady friend of his, Mrs. Emily French. While Leonard Vole claims he's innocent, although all evidence points to him as the killer, his alibi witness, his cold German wife Christine, instead of entering the court as a witness for the defense, she becomes the witness for the prosecution and strongly claims her husband is guilty of the murder.

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Cast

Christine Vole

Sir Wilfred Robarts

Nurse Plimsoll

Leonard Vole

Mr. Myers

Janet Mackenzie

Mayhew

Brogan-Moore

Carter

Judge

Directed By: Alan Gibson

Written By: Billy Wilder (Screenplay), Agatha Christie (Novel), + 3 more

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christopher_brink says...

11 years ago

Surprisingly good. What Wilder and company played for laughs, Gibson and his team played straight, and it was thoroughly effective. Diana Rigg did a nice job of creating her own subtle version of what was clearly Marlene Dietrich's interpretation of Christine. While Ralph Richardson and Deborah Kerr lack the chemistry of Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester, both bring depth and craft to their roles.

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CinemaSerf

9 months ago

The 1957 version of this story is certainly one of my favourite films, so any remake was always going to be a tough ask. This one is, however, a decent and characterful effort with Sir Ralph Richardson as curmudgeonly barrister "Sir Wilfred" who is charged with the seemingly impossible task of defen More

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