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Witness for the Prosecution
Leonard Vole is arrested on suspicion of murdering an elderly acquaintance. And it tempts an ailing barrister back into action.
16 June 1900, New York, New York, USA
27 April 1893, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
1892, New York, USA
26 April 1897, England, UK
December 10, 1924 in Warwickshire, England, UK
March 3, 1921
5 June 1878, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
25 October 1914, Salisbury, South Rhodesia
24 August 1912, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
5 March 1894, London, England, UK
17 June 1901, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
November 7, 1902 in Missouri, USA
February 08, 2012
Marlene Dietrich tries not to give anything away as usual while Agatha Christie's whodunit plot whirs tidily about her expressionless beauty.
January 01, 2000
And the air in the courtroom fairly crackles with emotional electricity, until that staggering surprise in the last reel.
August 22, 2008
Wilder plays the suspense well, but this movie belongs to Laughton, who makes his every line resonate like music and thunder.
July 06, 2010
An exciting court room romp that engrosses the viewer with its high melodrama and dialogue driven scenes.
March 16, 2011
This Oscar-nominated courtroom drama represents Billy Wilder at his most theatrical and old-fashioned, but the saga is enjoyable and so is the acting of all-star cast.
January 26, 2006
...the film's origins as an Agatha Christie novel and play, combine to give the movie a heavy -- almost stolid -- theatrical flavour.
January 01, 2010
A slew of terrific performances help to elevate Wilder's twist-ridden courtroom drama above your standard fare in the genre.
February 13, 2001
A courtroom meller played engagingly and building evenly to a surprising and arousing, albeit tricked-up, climax...
October 17, 2014
Every time the story strays from Sir Wilfrid, the interest level goes down a notch. Fortunately for the viewer, it doesn't get away from him very long at any point.
August 15, 2007
His theatrical mise-en-scene -- his proscenium framing -- serves the material well, as does Charles Laughton's bombastic portrayal of the defense attorney.
February 08, 2012
Wilder's adaptation is guilty of being absolutely marvelous.