Witness for the Prosecution

Name: Witness for the Prosecution
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: 1957-12-17
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams

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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Timing: 1:56 (116 min)

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Release date

1957-12-17

Country

United States

Production

United Artists, Edward Small Productions

Genre

Drama, Mystery, Crime

Budget

$3 000 000

Revenue

$9 000 000

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Director

Billy Wilder

Actors

Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams, Henry Daniell, Ian Wolfe, Torin Thatcher, Norma Varden, Una O'Connor
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Scenario

Producer

Arthur Hornblow Jr., Edward Small

Operator

Russell Harlan

Composer

Matty Malneck

Artist

Audition

William Maybery

Editing

Daniel Mandell, Ben Hersh
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Short description

When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.

What's left behind the scenes

In real life, Elsa Lanchester, who played the unbearable "nurse" to lawyer Sir Wilfrid (Charles Laughton), was his wife.
At the end of the film, a voiceover informed viewers: "The management of this cinema assumes that for the desired effect, you will not reveal the secret ending of the film 'Witness for the Prosecution' to your friends who have not yet seen it." This was done in accordance with the film's advertising campaign. The finale was kept secret during filming as well. Billy Wilder did not give the actors the last ten pages of the script until it was time to shoot those scenes.
Alfred Hitchcock said: "Many times people have told me how much they enjoyed the film 'Witness for the Prosecution.' They thought I directed it. And Wilder said that he was told the same thing about 'The Paradine Case,' thinking it was his film."
After the release of the film, Agatha Christie said that it was the only film based on her book that she truly liked. Later, after the release of 'Murder on the Orient Express,' she said that she also enjoyed that film.

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