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WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

Directed by Billy Wilder
United States, 1957
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  • 116116 minutes

Synopsis

An old, sickly British barrister, urged to retire by his live-in nurse and his doctors, finds a new murder case hard to resist and decides to step into the courtroom again to defend a man accused of killing a wealthy widow for her money.

Synopsis

An old, sickly British barrister, urged to retire by his live-in nurse and his doctors, finds a new murder case hard to resist and decides to step into the courtroom again to defend a man accused of killing a wealthy widow for her money.