Witness for the Prosecution

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

Cast

Ralph Richardson

as Sir Wilfred Robarts

Deborah Kerr

as Nurse Plimsoll

Beau Bridges

as Leonard Vole

Donald Pleasence

as Mr. Myers

Wendy Hiller

as Janet Mackenzie

Diana Rigg

as Christine Vole

David Langton

as Mayhew

Richard Vernon

as Brogan-Moore

Peter Sallis

as Carter

Michael Gough

as Judge

Reviews

CinemaSerf

The 1957 version of this story is certainly one of my favourite films, so any remake was always going to be a tough ask. This one is, however, a decent and characterful effort with Sir Ralph Richardson as curmudgeonly barrister "Sir Wilfred" who is charged with the seemingly impossible task of defen...

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