WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957)

A well-known, successful English defense attorney, can't resist taking on a challenging case, where circumstantial evidence all points to the defendant's guilt.

The cast includes: Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, Elsa Lanchester, Norma Varden, John Williams, Henry Daniell, Ian Wolfe, Torin Thatcher, Una O'Connor, Philip Tonge, and Francis Compton.

Adapted from an Agatha Christie short story.

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION received six Oscar nominations. Best Picture, Best Actor (Charles Laughton), Best Director (Billy Wilder), Best Supporting Actress (Elsa Lanchester), Best Film Editing, and Best Sound. Unfortunately, not one of these well deserved nominations won the Oscar.

Directed by Billy Wilder.

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