Witness for the Prosecution

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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.


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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

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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

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