Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Tyrone Power
Leonard Vole
Marlene Dietrich
Christine
Charles Laughton
Sir Wilfrid Robarts
Elsa Lanchester
Miss Plimsoll
John Williams
Brogan-Moore
Henry Daniell
Mayhew
Ian Wolfe
Carter
Torin Thatcher
Mr. Myers
Norma Varden
Mrs. Emily Jane French
Francis Compton
Judge
Una O'Connor
Janet MacKenzie
Philip Tonge
Inspector Hearne
Billy Wilder
Director
Agatha Christie
Writer
Ruta Lee
Diana
Patrick Aherne
Court Officer (uncredited)
Harry Kurnitz
Writer
Don Ames
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Lawrence B. Marcus
Writer
Walter Bacon
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Producer
Eddie Baker
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Matty Malneck
Composer
Benjie Bancroft
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Russell Harlan
Cinematographer
John Barton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Juror (uncredited)
Daniel Mandell
Editor
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)
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)
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)
Doane Harrison
Production Assistant
Alexandre Trauner
Production Design / Art Direction
Harry Ray
Makeup Artist
Edith Head
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Leonid Raab
Music Arranger
Ernest Gold
Conductor
Noël Coward
Dialogue
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Fred Lau
Sound
Nellie Manley
Hairdresser
Edward Small
Executive Producer / Presenter
Helene Parrish
Hairdresser
Gustaf Norin
Makeup Artist
Lee Zavitz
Special Effects
Charles Gemora
Makeup Artist
Joe King
Costume Design
John Franco
Script Supervisor
Adele Parmenter
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 17, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 56m
Content RatingNR
Budget$3,000,000
Box Office$9,000,000
Genres
Wiki.
Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 American legal mystery thriller film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, and Elsa Lanchester. 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 name by Agatha Christie. The first film adaptation of Christie's story, Witness for the Prosecution was adapted for the screen by Larry Marcus, Harry Kurnitz, and Wilder. The film was acclaimed by critics and received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. It also received five Golden Globes 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.