Crime ·Drama ·TV Movie · United Kingdom · 1982 · 1h 37m

Witness for the Prosecution

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Director
Alan Gibson
Cast
Ralph Richardson as Sir Wilfred Robarts Deborah Kerr as Nurse Plimsoll Beau Bridges as Leonard Vole Donald Pleasence as Mr. Myers Wendy Hiller as Janet Mackenzie Diana Rigg as Christine Vole
Crew
Arthur Ibbetson — Director of Photography John Cameron — Original Music Composer John Gay — Screenplay Billy Wilder — Screenplay Harry Kurnitz — Screenplay Lawrence B. Marcus — Screenplay
Tagline

Is he lying or telling the truth

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookcourtremakemurdercourtroom drama
Key Collaborators
Alan Gibson Director Arthur Ibbetson Director of Photography John Cameron Original Music Composer John Gay Screenplay Billy Wilder Screenplay Harry Kurnitz Screenplay Lawrence B. Marcus Screenplay Agatha Christie Novel Norman Rosemont Producer
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