Witness for the Prosecution

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courtroom drama film film

Witness for the Prosecution is a classic 1957 courtroom drama film, based on Agatha Christie's work and renowned for its suspenseful plot twists and performances.

Aliases (1)

Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	courtroom drama film → film →
adaptationOf	short story Witness for the Prosecution → stage play Witness for the Prosecution →
awardNomination	Academy Award for Best Actor → Academy Award for Best Director → Academy Award for Best Film Editing → Academy Award for Best Picture → Academy Award for Best Sound Recording → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress →
basedOn	Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie →
castMember	Charles Laughton → Elsa Lanchester → Henry Daniell → Ian Wolfe → John Williams → Marlene Dietrich → Tyrone Power →
cinematography	Russell Harlan →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Billy Wilder →
distributedBy	United Artists →
editedBy	Daniel Mandell →
filmingLocation	Pinewood Studios →
follows	stage play Witness for the Prosecution in narrative structure →
genre	courtroom drama → crime film → mystery film → thriller film →
hasCharacter	Christine Vole → Leonard Vole → Sir Wilfrid Robarts →
hasTheme	betrayal → deception → justice →
mainSubject	murder trial →
motionPictureRating	Not Rated (original U.S. release) →
musicBy	Matty Malneck →
narrativeLocation	United Kingdom →
notableFor	courtroom scenes → plot twists → suspense →
originalLanguage	English →
partOf	film adaptations of Agatha Christie works →
producer	Arthur Hornblow Jr. →
productionCompany	Edward Small Productions →
publicationDate	1957 →
releaseFormat	black-and-white film →
runtime	approximately 116 minutes →
screenwriter	Billy Wilder → Harry Kurnitz → Larry Marcus →
setting	London → Old Bailey →
starring	Charles Laughton → Marlene Dietrich → Tyrone Power →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Billy Wilder → Elsa Lanchester → Tyrone Power →	notableWork
Witness for the Prosecution ("Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie") →	basedOn
Billy Wilder →	directed