Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Damn You! Damn You!

Wilfrid (Charles Laughton) breaks Christine (Marlene Dietrich) down on the witness stand.

Directed by Billy Wilder.

Released in 1957 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Witness
  • character-type: Wife
  • character-type: Husband
  • character-type: Lawyer
  • action: Blast
  • action: Fake
  • action: Catch
  • action: Yell
  • action: Listen
  • action: Argue
  • action: Interview
  • editors-choice: Male Performances
  • editors-choice: Iconic Lines
  • editors-choice: Female Performances
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Thrillers
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Mystery
  • secondary-genre: Classics
  • secondary-genre: Classic Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Courtroom Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Crime Dramas
  • mood: Angry
  • prop: Letter
  • prop: Paper
  • setting: Courtroom
  • theme: Manipulation
  • theme: Victory
  • theme: Deception
  • theme: Power
  • actor: Charles Laughton
  • actor: Francis Compton
  • actor: John Williams
  • actor: Tyrone Power
  • actor: Ruta Lee
  • actor: Torin Thatcher
  • actor: Marlene Dietrich
  • actor: Elsa Lanchester
  • director: Billy Wilder
  • producer: Arthur Hornblow Jr.
  • producer: Edward Small
  • cinematographer: Russell Harlan
  • composer: Matty Malneck
  • editor: Daniel Mandell
  • role-name: Sir Wilfrid Robarts
  • role-name: Christine Vole
  • role-name: Miss Plimsoll
  • role-name: Diana
  • role-name: Mr. Myers
  • role-name: Brogan-Moore
  • role-name: Leonard Vole
  • role-name: Judge
  • screenwriter: Larry Marcus
  • screenwriter: Agatha Christie
  • screenwriter: Harry Kurnitz
  • screenwriter: Billy Wilder
  • year: 1957
  • studio: MGM