Witness for the Prosecution

1957 · directed by Billy Wilder

Rating

85/100

Hit

yes

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.

Witness for the Prosecution (1957), directed by Billy Wilder, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Tyrone Power
• Marlene Dietrich
• Charles Laughton
• Elsa Lanchester
• John Williams
• Henry Daniell
• Ian Wolfe
• Torin Thatcher
• Norma Varden
• Una O'Connor

Crew

• Russell Harlan — Director of Photography
• Daniel Mandell — Editor
• Matty Malneck — Original Music Composer
• Billy Wilder — Screenplay
• Harry Kurnitz — Screenplay

More from Billy Wilder

1. Some Like It Hot (1959) — 99/100 · hit
2. Sunset Boulevard (1950) — 98/100 · hit
3. Double Indemnity (1944) — 98/100 · hit
4. The Apartment (1960) — 97/100 · hit
5. The Lost Weekend (1945) — 90/100 · hit
6. Five Graves to Cairo (1943) — 83/100 · hit

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