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edi1967
By: edi1967 Date: April 23, 2014, 7:03 am
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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Posted By : edi1967 | Date : 19 Apr 2014 21:31:51 | Comments : 3
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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
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A Film by Billy Wilder
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL | 1,66:1 | 4:3 | 720x576 | 01:51:33 | 5%
Recovery | 6.9 GB
Languages Available: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian
2.0 AC3
Subtitle: English, French, Italian, Dutch, Finnish, Greek |
Extra: Menů, Scene Selection
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mistery | Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 3
wins & 8 nominations
It's Britain, 1953. Upon his return to work following a heart
attack, irrepressible barrister Sir Wilfrid Robarts, known as a
barrister for the hopeless, takes on a murder case, much to the
exasperation of his medical team, led by his overly regulated
private nurse, Miss Plimsoll, who tries her hardest to ensure
that he not return to his hard living ways - including excessive
cigar smoking and drinking - while he takes his medication and
gets his much needed rest.
IMDB
Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton), a master barrister in
ill health, takes on Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power) as a client,
despite the objections of his private nurse, Miss Plimsoll (Elsa
Lanchester), who says the doctor warns him against taking on any
criminal cases. Vole is accused of murdering Mrs. Emily French
(Norma Varden), a rich, older widow who had become enamored of
him, going so far as to make him the main beneficiary of her
will. Strong circumstantial evidence all points to Vole as the
killer.
When Sir Wilfrid speaks with Vole's German wife Christine
(Marlene Dietrich), he finds her rather cold and self-possessed,
but she does provide an alibi. Therefore, he is greatly
surprised when she is called as a witness for the prosecution.
While a wife cannot testify against her husband, it is shown
that Christine was in fact still married to another man when she
wed Leonard (although Vole, believing in good faith that he was
married to Christine at the time, might still have qualified
under the spousal privilege rule). She testifies that Leonard
admitted to her that he had killed Mrs. French, and that her
conscience forced her to finally tell the truth.
During the trial (in the Old Bailey, carefully recreated by art
director Alexandre Trauner), Sir Wilfrid is contacted by a
mysterious woman, who (for a fee) provides him with letters
written by Christine herself to a mysterious lover named Max.
The affair revealed by this correspondence gives Christine such
a strong motive to have lied that the jury finds Leonard not
guilty.
However, Sir Wilfrid is troubled by the verdict. His instincts
tell him that it was "...too neat, too tidy, and
altogether...too symmetrical!". His belief proves correct when
Christine, left alone with him by chance in the courtroom, takes
the opportunity to take credit for the verdict. Sir Wilfrid had
told her before the trial that "...no jury would believe an
alibi given by a loving wife". So, she had instead given
testimony implicating her husband, had then forged the letters
to the non-existing Max and had herself in disguise played the
mysterious woman handing over the letters which then discredited
her own testimony and led to the acquittal. She furthermore
admits that she saved Leonard even though she knew he was guilty
because she loves him.
Leonard has overheard Christine's admission and Sir Wilfred was
infuriated for being had. Being protected by double jeopardy,
Leonard coldly tells Christine that he has met a younger woman
(Ruta Lee) and leaves her. In a jealous rage, Christine grabs a
knife used as evidence (which had been subtly highlighted by Sir
Wilfrid) and stabs Leonard to death. After she is taken away by
the police, Sir Wilfrid, urged on by Miss Plimsoll, declares
that he will take on her defense.
Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 American courtroom drama
film set in the Old Bailey in London. The film, based on a short
story (and later play) by Agatha Christie, deals with the trial
of a man accused of murder. The first film adaptation of this
story, it stars Tyrone Power (in his final screen role), Marlene
Dietrich, and Charles Laughton, and features Elsa Lanchester.
The film was adapted by Larry Marcus, Harry Kurnitz and the
film's director Billy Wilder.
Italian Storyline - French Storyline - German Storyline -
Spanish Storyline
Special features
• None in this release
From Wikipedia
Report
ORIGINAL TITLE: Witness for the Prosecution
GENRE: Drama , Yellow
YEAR : 1957
DIRECTOR: Billy Wilder
Screenplay : Billy Wilder , Harry Kurnitz
Actors : Tyrone Power , Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton ,
Elsa Lanchester , John Williams ( II ), Henry Daniell , Ian
Wolfe, Torin Thatcher , Norma Varden, Una O'Connor , Francis
Compton, Philip Tonge , Ruta Lee
PHOTO : Russell Harlan
ASSEMBLY : Daniel Mandell
MUSIC : Matty Malneck
PRODUCTION: Hornblow ARTHUR JR. , EDWARD EDWARD SMALL FOR SMALL
PRODUCTIONS
DISTRIBUTION: DEAR
COUNTRY: USA
DURATION : 114 Min
SIZE: 35 MM
NOTES: - GOLDEN GLOBE 1958 In ELSA LANCHESTER AS SUPPORTING
ACTRESS . - David di Donatello Awards 1958 In LAUGHTON CHARLES
BEST ACTOR AS A FOREIGN .
SUBJECT: the play of the same name by Agatha Christie
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