Overview:
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.| 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
- 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
- 10168: Diana Rigg - Christine Vole
- 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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