Witness for the Prosecution
Leonard Vole is arrested on suspicion of murdering an elderly acquaintance. And it tempts an ailing barrister back into action.
23 June 1895, New York City, New York, USA
23 October 1880, Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK
14 November 1904, Douglas, Arizona, USA
6 March 1916, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 May 1885, Malvern, England, UK
2 December 1914, Honey Grove, Texas, USA
November 17, 1897 in Davis, West Virginia, USA
24 December 1896, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
23 November 1905, Summerville, Texas, USA
October 1, 1885 in Illinois, USA
26 February 1905, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
4 December 1888, Dublin, Ireland
7 December 1902, Chicago, Illinois, USA
26 April 1897, England, UK
15 January 1905, Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
15 August 1900, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
5 May 1915, London, England, UK
25 October 1914, Salisbury, South Rhodesia
18 May 1897, Willesden, London, England, UK
1 November 1904, Antwerp, Belgium
October 12, 1893 in Cochise, Arizona, USA
3 May 1898, Lisle, New York, USA
20 July 1908, Sainte-Maure de Touraine,
27 August 1896, Moscow, Russia
October 1, 1889 in Los Angeles, California, USA
1892, New York, USA
12 October 1898, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
February 27, 1903 in Chester County, Tennessee, USA
15 March 1904, Burnley, England, UK
15 March 1907, Columbus, Ohio, USA
January 01, 2010
A slew of terrific performances help to elevate Wilder's twist-ridden courtroom drama above your standard fare in the genre.
August 22, 2008
Wilder plays the suspense well, but this movie belongs to Laughton, who makes his every line resonate like music and thunder.
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 01, 2000
And the air in the courtroom fairly crackles with emotional electricity, until that staggering surprise in the last reel.
February 08, 2012
Wilder's adaptation is guilty of being absolutely marvelous.
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.
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.
July 06, 2010
An exciting court room romp that engrosses the viewer with its high melodrama and dialogue driven scenes.
February 13, 2001
A courtroom meller played engagingly and building evenly to a surprising and arousing, albeit tricked-up, climax...
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.
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.
