Movie: Witness for the Prosecution

Top 10 Billed Cast

Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg

Christine Vole

Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson

Sir Wilfred Robarts

Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr

Nurse Plimsoll

Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges

Leonard Vole

Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence

Mr. Myers

Wendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller

Janet Mackenzie

David Langton
David Langton

Mayhew

Richard Vernon
Richard Vernon

Brogan-Moore

Peter Sallis
Peter Sallis

Carter

Michael Gough
Michael Gough

Judge

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    Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two months following his heart attack. Returning to the practise of his lawyer skills, he takes the case of Leonard Vole, an unemployed man who is accused of murdering an elderly lady friend of his, Mrs. Emily French. While Leonard Vole claims he's innocent, although all evidence points to him as the killer, his alibi witness, his cold German wife Christine, instead of entering the court as a witness for the defense, she becomes the witness for the prosecution and strongly claims her husband is guilty of the murder.

  • Release Date

    1982-12-04

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    6.361

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