Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

8.2IMDb Score
Released:1957-12-17
Duration:116 min
Director:Billy Wilder
Actors:Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams
Production:Edward Small Productions

Overview:

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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