| Uniform Title |
Witness for the prosecution (Motion picture : 1957) |
| Title |
Witness for the prosecution. |
| Published |
New York, NY : Distributed by Kino Lorber : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2014. |
| ©1957 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (116 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Kino Lorber : K1325. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. |
| Based on the story and stage play by Agatha Christie. |
| Credits |
Directed and written by Billy Wilder. |
| Performers |
Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Una O'Connor, John Williams, Henry Daniell, Torin Thatcher, Philip Tonge, Ian Wolfe, Francis Compton. |
| Summary |
When a wealthy widow is found murdered, her married lover is accused of the crime. The lawyer defending him is in ill health and his only hope for acquittal is the testimony of the accused's wife, proving his alibi. However, she has some secrets of her own to reveal. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital ; Anamorphic 1.66:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Christie, Agatha, -- 1890-1976 -- Film adaptations |
| Murder -- Investigation -- Drama |
| Legal drama, American -- Drama |
| Spouses -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Detective and mystery films |
| Legal films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 director, screenwriter. |
| Power, Tyrone, 1914-1958 actor. |
| Dietrich, Marlene actor. |
| Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962 actor. |
| Lanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986 actor. |
| O'Connor, Una, 1880-1959 actor. |
| Williams, John, 1903-1983 actor. |
| Motion picture adaptation of (work): Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Witness for the prosecution. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Witness for the prosecution .
- Dietrich, Marlene .
- Lanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986 .
- Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962 .
- O'Connor, Una, 1880-1959 .
- Power, Tyrone, 1914-1958 .
- Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 .
- Williams, John, 1903-1983 .
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