Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

A Chronic and Habitual Liar

Wilfrid (Charles Laughton) exposes Christine (Marlene Dietrich) to the court as a serial liar.

Directed by Billy Wilder.

© MGM 2012

Released in 1957 by MGM.

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  • editors-choice: Showdowns
  • primary-genre: Classics
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  • primary-genre: Drama
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  • mood: Suspenseful
  • prop: Pill
  • setting: Courtroom
  • theme: Betrayal
  • theme: Dishonesty
  • theme: Manipulation
  • actor: Torin Thatcher
  • actor: Francis Compton
  • actor: Tyrone Power
  • actor: Ian Wolfe
  • actor: Marlene Dietrich
  • actor: Charles Laughton
  • actor: Elsa Lanchester
  • director: Billy Wilder
  • producer: Edward Small
  • producer: Arthur Hornblow Jr.
  • cinematographer: Russell Harlan
  • composer: Matty Malneck
  • editor: Daniel Mandell
  • role-name: Christine Vole
  • role-name: Miss Plimsoll
  • role-name: Mr. Myers
  • role-name: Carter
  • role-name: Judge
  • role-name: Leonard Vole
  • role-name: Sir Wilfrid Robarts
  • screenwriter: Larry Marcus
  • screenwriter: Agatha Christie
  • screenwriter: Billy Wilder
  • screenwriter: Harry Kurnitz
  • year: 1957
  • studio: MGM

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