Witness for the Prosecution

Is he lying or telling the truth

6.519821h 37mReleased

Crime

Drama

TV Movie

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1982-12-04

Runtime1h 37m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Keywords

based on novel or book

Videos

1 total

Trailer

80's Ads: Trailer "Witness for the Prosecution" TV Spot 1982

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Cast & Crew

Ralph Richardson

as Sir Wilfred Robarts

Deborah Kerr

as Nurse Plimsoll

Beau Bridges

as Leonard Vole

Donald Pleasence

as Mr. Myers

Wendy Hiller

as Janet Mackenzie

Diana Rigg

as Christine Vole

David Langton

as Mayhew

Richard Vernon

as Brogan-Moore

Peter Sallis

as Carter

Michael Gough

as Judge

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Jun 8, 2023

7/10

The 1957 version of this story is certainly one of my favourite films, so any remake was always going to be a tough ask. This one is, however, a decent and characterful effort with Sir Ralph Richardson as curmudgeonly barrister "Sir Wilfred" who is charged with the seemingly impossible task of defending "Leonard Vole" (Beau Bridges) from a charge t…

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