Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
8.2|17 Dec, 1957|116 min
The most electrifying entertainment of our time!
8.2|17 Dec, 1957|116 min
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An ailing famous barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where his self-possessed wife's unconvincing testimony confuses him.
Language
Budget$3,000,000
Revenue $9,000,000
Deutsch,
English
Budget$3,000,000
Revenue $9,000,000
Keywords
based on novel or book
nurse
widow
cigarette
alibi
letter
trial
murder
lawyer
courtroom
murder mystery
tiki culture
Casts
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)
Don Ames
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
John Barton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Juror (uncredited)
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)
Marion Gray
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)
Edna Smith
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)
Joe Gilbert
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Crews
Harry Kurnitz
Screenplay
Lawrence B. Marcus
Adaptation
Billy Wilder
Screenplay
Agatha Christie
Novel
Billy Wilder
Director
Doane Harrison
Production Assistant
William Maybery
Casting
Frank Losee
Second Assistant Director
Basil Bleck
Technical Advisor
Ray Sebastian
Makeup Artist
Edward Small
Presenter
Alexandre Trauner
Production Design
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Producer
Fred Lau
Sound
John Franco
Script Supervisor
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Gustaf Norin
Makeup Artist
Joe King
Costume Design
Emmett Emerson
Assistant Director
Lee Zavitz
Special Effects
Edith Head
Costume Design
Russell Harlan
Director of Photography
Edward Small
Executive Producer
Charles Gemora
Makeup Artist
Adele Parmenter
Costume Design
Madison S. Lacy
Still Photographer
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Ben Hersh
Production Supervisor
Matty Malneck
Original Music Composer
Alexandre Trauner
Art Direction
Harry Ray
Makeup Artist
Helene Parrish
Hairdresser
Nellie Manley
Hairdresser
Stanley Detlie
Property Master
Leonid Raab
Music Arranger
Ernest Gold
Conductor
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