19571h 56mDir. Billy Wilder

Witness for the Prosecution

Name: Witness for the Prosecution
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: 1957-12-17
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams

“The most electrifying entertainment of our time!”

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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.

Starring:Tyrone Power,Marlene Dietrich,Charles Laughton,Elsa Lanchester,John Williams

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

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

Key Production Crew

Director

Billy Wilder

Screenplay & Writers

Billy Wilder, Lawrence B. Marcus, Agatha Christie, Harry Kurnitz

Cinematography

Russell Harlan

Original Score

Matty Malneck

Producers

Arthur Hornblow Jr.

Film Details

Budget$3,000,000

Box Office Revenue$9,000,000

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Edward Small Productions

Keywords & Themes

#based on novel or book#nurse#widow#cigarette#letter#trial#murder#lawyer#courtroom#murder mystery

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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5.0

What a flick, it may look Brit but it's American through and through. I just love this thing to death. Best Tyrone Power movie ever made. Best Agatha Christie movie ever made. As for the rest of the crew and cast, especi...

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