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Witness for the Prosecution (view source)
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, 02:08, December 2, 2008New page: '''''Witness for the Prosecution''''' is a 1957 crime drama directed by Billy Wilder and starring Charles Laughton, Tyrone Power, and Marlene Dietrich. The film was...
'''''Witness for the Prosecution''''' is a 1957 [[crime]] [[drama]] directed by [[Billy Wilder]] and starring [[Charles Laughton]], [[Tyrone Power]], and [[Marlene Dietrich]]. The film was based on a [[stage]] [[play]] by [[Agatha Christie]]. While primarily a courtroom drama, it also has elements of [[film noir]].
==Plot==
The film opens in a London taxi cab, which is carrying elderly barrister Wilfred Owen ([[Charles Laughton|Laughton]]) home from the [[hospital]] after an extended convalescence.
==Plot==
The film opens in a London taxi cab, which is carrying elderly barrister Wilfred Owen ([[Charles Laughton|Laughton]]) home from the [[hospital]] after an extended convalescence.