Witness for the Prosecution
“The most electrifying entertainment of our time!”
8.2 / 10
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Tyrone Power·Leonard Vole
Marlene Dietrich·Christine
Charles Laughton·Sir Wilfrid
Elsa Lanchester·Miss Plimsoll
John Williams·Brogan-Moore
Henry Daniell·Mayhew
Ian Wolfe·Carter
Torin Thatcher·Mr. Myers
Norma Varden·Mrs. French
Una O'Connor·Janet
Average shot length
11.4s per shot
Billy Wilder's career average is 15s across 24 measured films —see the full picture.