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Witness for the Prosecution
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Witness for the Prosecution

Tue, Dec 17, 1957
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Crime
Film · Synopsis

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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Release windows

When & where

US
  • In CinemasTue, Dec 17, 1957
GB
  • In CinemasThu, Jan 30, 1958
CA
  • In CinemasTue, Dec 17, 1957
FR
  • In CinemasWed, Feb 19, 1958
  • Streaming / DigitalSun, Jan 1, 2006VOD
  • PhysicalTue, May 18, 2004DVD
  • TVSun, Mar 15, 2026Arte
DE
  • In CinemasFri, Feb 28, 1958
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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Tyrone Power
    Tyrone Power
    as Leonard Vole
  • Marlene Dietrich
    Marlene Dietrich
    as Christine
  • Charles Laughton
    Charles Laughton
    as Sir Wilfrid
  • Elsa Lanchester
    Elsa Lanchester
    as Miss Plimsoll
  • John Williams
    John Williams
    as Brogan-Moore
  • Henry Daniell
    Henry Daniell
    as Mayhew
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