Movie · 1957
Witness for the Prosecution
“The most electrifying entertainment of our time!”
Released 17 December 1957 116 min Drama / Mystery / Crime More from 1957 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Una O'Connor
as Janet
Francis Compton
as Judge
Henry Daniell
as Mayhew
Ian Wolfe
as Carter
Philip Tonge
as Inspector Hearne
Norma Varden
as Mrs. French
Charles Laughton
as Sir Wilfrid
Norbert Schiller
as Spotlight Operator in German Cafe (uncredited)
Marlene Dietrich
as Christine
Elsa Lanchester
as Miss Plimsoll
John Williams
as Brogan-Moore
J. Pat O'Malley
as Shorts Salesman (uncredited)
Torin Thatcher
as Mr. Myers
Tyrone Power
as Leonard Vole
Ben Wright
as Barrister Reading Charges (uncredited)
Arline Bletcher
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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The numbers
35years between the oldest and youngest billed
77Una O'Connor — oldest on the call sheet
42Ben Wright — youngest billed
57average age of the credited cast