Overview:
An ailing barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where the unconvincing testimony of the defendant's wife becomes a subject of confusion.| Status: | Released (1957-12-17) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 6 Oscars. 3 wins & 15 nominations total |
| Screen: | Agatha Christie, Billy Wilder, Harry Kurnitz |
| Productions: | Edward Small Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, English |
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- 10922: Tyrone Power - Leonard Vole
- 2896: Marlene Dietrich - Christine
- 10921: Charles Laughton - Sir Wilfrid
- 2926: Elsa Lanchester - Miss Plimsoll
- 5182: John Williams - Brogan-Moore
- 10924: Henry Daniell - Mayhew
- 2782: Ian Wolfe - Carter
Crews
- 3146: Billy Wilder - Director - Directing
- 47562: Agatha Christie - Novel - Writing
- 10911: Lawrence B. Marcus - Adaptation - Writing
- 3146: Billy Wilder - Screenplay - Writing
- 17843: Harry Kurnitz - Screenplay - Writing
- 2343375: Ray Sebastian - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 2864028: Frank Losee - Second Assistant Director - Directing
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Reviews
Andres Gomez
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Great thriller with superb classical interpretations. The plot moves sometimes too lazily.
Continue reading ->Shreyance Parakh
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**Why don't they make THESE movies anymore?** Apart from being a **GREAT** courtroom drama_(which some people don't think this movie is)_, this movie is so much **FUN** and **ENTERTAINING** to watch.Especially because of the characters of _Charles Laughton_ and _Elsa Lanchester_. ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
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I'm constantly surprised that women's hats don't provoke more murders. Leonard Steven Vole finds himself on trial for the murder of a wealthy widow from whom he has inherited a fortune. Top barrister Sir Wilfrid Robarts takes up the defendants case, but he, along with everyone els ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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I might be asking for trouble here, but did Charles Laughton ever actually make a bad film? He leads this one as the brilliant but curmudgeonly barrister "Sir Wildred Robarts" with oodles of charisma and style. Marlene Dietrich portrays the evil, manipulative "Christine Vole" marvell ....
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