Overview:
After nearly 40 years of waiting for his big chance, Wilfred Morgenhall is given the case of defending Herbert Fowle who is accused of murdering his wife. Despite Fowle's insistence of guilt, Moregenhall will not let go of the opportunity to plead his client as innocent and be a star in the courtroom.| Status: | Released (1962-09-25) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total |
| Screen: | John Mortimer, Pierre Rouve |
| Productions: | Dimitri De Grunwald |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 12446: Peter Sellers - Wilfred Morgenhall
- 4786: Richard Attenborough - Herbert Fowle
- 42572: Beryl Reid - Doris Fowle
- 95125: David Lodge - Frank Bateson
- 106626: Frank Pettingell - Tuppy Morgan
- 126465: Audrey Nicholson - Morgenhall's Girl
- 55910: Tristram Jellinek - Mr. Perkins
Crews
- 126462: James Hill - Director - Directing
- 65251: John Mortimer - Writer - Writing
- 15192: Pierre Rouve - Screenplay - Writing
- 33087: Dimitri De Grunwald - Screenplay - Writing
- 2217127: Wally Fairweather - Focus Puller - Camera
- 21783: Edward Scaife - Director of Photography - Camera
- 68685: Ron Grainer - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Review text:
A more measured effort from Peter Sellers as solicitor "Morgenhall" makes for a better film here than I was expecting. His job is to defend Richard Attenborough ("Fowle)" who is accused of murdering his wife "Doris" (Beryl Reid). Despite being a lawyer for ages, this is his very firs ....
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