Witness for the Prosecution
The most electrifying entertainment of our time!
8.2(1,732) 1957-12-17 116 minDramaMysteryCrime
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.
ScreenplayHarry Kurnitz
ScreenplayBilly Wilder
DirectorBilly Wilder
ProducerArthur Hornblow Jr.
Original Music ComposerMatty Malneck
Cast & characters
Tyrone Power
as Leonard Vole
Marlene Dietrich
as Christine
Charles Laughton
as Sir Wilfrid
Elsa Lanchester
as Miss Plimsoll
John Williams
as Brogan-Moore
Henry Daniell
as Mayhew
Ian Wolfe
as Carter
Torin Thatcher
as Mr. Myers
Norma Varden
as Mrs. French
Una O'Connor
as Janet
Francis Compton
as Judge
Philip Tonge
as Inspector Hearne
Ruta Lee
as Diana
Patrick Aherne
as Court Officer (uncredited)
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Walter Bacon
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Benjie Bancroft
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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John Barton
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Brandon Beach
as Juror (uncredited)
George Blagoi
as Juror (uncredited)
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Arline Bletcher
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Danny Borzage
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Tex Brodus
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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George Bruggeman
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
