Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

Director: Alan Gibson

Producer: Norman Rosemont

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.

97 min Rating: 6.324/10 Released

Top 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
Wendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller
Janet Mackenzie

Movie Info

Director: Alan Gibson

Producer: Norman Rosemont

Production Companies: Rosemont Productions, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, CBS Entertainment Productions

Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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User Reviews

What Others Said

CinemaSerf: The 1957 version of this story is certainly one of my favourite films, so any remake was always going to be a tough ask. This one is, however, a decent and characterful effort with Sir Ralph Richardson as curmudgeonly barrister "Sir Wilfred" who is charged with the seemingly impossible task of defending "Leonard Vole" (Beau Bridges) from a charge that he murdered an older lady with whom he was friends - and who had left him great deal of money! The ensuing courtroom drama is tense and with strong supporting performances from Donald Pleasence as opposing counsel ("Mr Myers") and Dame Wendy Hiller as her maid "Janet Mackenzie" well paced. Sadly, though, neither Beau Bridges nor Diana Rigg manage to raise their game as the accused "Vole" and his highly duplicitous wife "Christine". Their performances lack the grit and sophistication required to keep the tension going and although Sir Ralph is certainly in his element as the formidable barrister, he hasn't quite enough strength to carry the others as Laughton managed to 25 years earlier. That said, it's still a good watch and as TV movies go, certainly one of the better of this genre with good attention to detail and a rather lovely old Rolls Royce.