
Overview:
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.Status: | Released (1982-12-04) |
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Awards: | Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 nomination total |
Screen: | John Gay, Billy Wilder, Harry Kurnitz |
Productions: | Rosemont Productions, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, CBS Entertainment Productions |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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Casts
- 10168: Diana Rigg - Christine Vole
- 12689: Ralph Richardson - Sir Wilfred Robarts
- 20141: Deborah Kerr - Nurse Plimsoll
- 2222: Beau Bridges - Leonard Vole
- 9221: Donald Pleasence - Mr. Myers
- 13325: Wendy Hiller - Janet Mackenzie
- 46999: David Langton - Mayhew
Crews
- 36117: Norman Rosemont - Producer - Production
- 19043: John Cameron - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 19573: John Gay - Screenplay - Writing
- 46997: Alan Gibson - Director - Directing
- 47562: Agatha Christie - Novel - Writing
- 3146: Billy Wilder - Screenplay - Writing
- 17843: Harry Kurnitz - Screenplay - Writing
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Reviews
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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 impossib ....
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