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Witness for the Prosecution

1957 · 116 min

Crime, Drama, Mystery

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.

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Appeals to viewers who enjoy witty courtroom suspense built around shifting testimony, sharp moral reversals, and elegantly controlled performances.

Tone
cerebral, tense, darkly comic
Payoff
revelation, vindication
Pacing
steady
Intensity
moderate
Structure
linear
Themes
justice, deception, marital loyalty, truth, performance
Setting
mid-twentieth-century, formal courtroom and affluent domestic interiors

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