Witness for the Prosecution
“The most electrifying entertainment of our time!”
1957•NR•1h 56m•8.2•Released
DramaMysteryCrime
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.
Director
Billy Wilder
Writer
Harry Kurnitz, Billy Wilder
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$9M
Languages
German, English
Studio
Edward Small Productions
Cast
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)
Walter Bacon
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Production
Company
Edward Small Productions
Producer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
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