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Movie1957 · 1 hr 56 min · English

Witness for the Prosecution

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Synopsis

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

Cast

Tyrone Power photo

Tyrone Power

Leonard Vole

Marlene Dietrich photo

Marlene Dietrich

Christine

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Charles Laughton

Sir Wilfrid

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Elsa Lanchester

Miss Plimsoll

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John Williams

Brogan-Moore

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Henry Daniell

Mayhew

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Movie Details

DirectorBilly Wilder

OriginUnited States

Budget$3,000,000

Revenue$9,000,000

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Studios

Edward Small Productions

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