Witness For the Prosecution

Witness For the Prosecution
by Billy Wilder

Witness For the Prosecution
List Price: $14.98
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases

Buy Witness For the Prosecution at Amazon.com
(Click here)
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada

DVD Cover Information

Actor: Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power
Director: Billy Wilder
Cinematographer: Russell Harlan
Writer: Billy Wilder
Producer: Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Producer: Edward Small
Writer: Agatha Christie
Writer: Harry Kurnitz
Writer: Larry Marcus
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-12-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)

Movie Reviews of Witness For the Prosecution

Movie Review: Witness for the Prosecution
Summary: 5 Stars

I first saw this movie a long time ago....and when it was on PBS recently I knew I had to have a copy in my personal library. I am so glad I was able to purchase this and to share it with so many people who will appreciate an engrossing thriller and wonderful acting...which is unfortunately missing in so many of the films today.

Summary of Witness For the Prosecution

Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton star in this brilliantly made courtroom drama (The Film Daily) that left audiences reeling from its surprise twists and shocking climax. Directed by Billy Wilder, scripted by Wilder and Harry Kurnitz and based on Agatha Christie's hit London play, this splendid, six-time Oscar-nominated* classic crackles with emotional electricity (The New York Times) and continues to keep movie lovers riveted until the final, mesmerizing frame. When a wealthy widow is found murdered, her married suitor, Leonard Vole (Power), is accused of the crime. Vole's only hope for acquittal is the testimony of his wife (Dietrich) but his airtightalibi shatters when she reveals some shocking secrets of her own! *1957: Best Picture, Actor (Laughton), Supporting Actress (Elsa Lanchester), Director, Sound, Film Editing
Billy Wilder cowrote and directed this brilliant 1957 mystery based on Agatha Christie's celebrated play about an aging London barrister (Charles Laughton) who's preparing to retire when he takes the defense in the most vexing murder case of his distinguished career. In his final completed film (he died of a heart attack less than a year later), Tyrone Power plays the prime suspect in the murder of a wealthy widow, and Marlene Dietrich plays the wife of the accused, whose testimony--and true identity--holds the key to solving the case. A classic of courtroom suspense, Witness for the Prosecution is one of those movies with enough double-crossing twists to keep the viewer guessing right up to the very end, when yet another surprise is deftly revealed. This being a Billy Wilder film, the dialogue is first-rate and the acting superb, with both Laughton and his offscreen wife Elsa Lanchester (playing the barrister's pesty nurse) winning Academy Awards for their performances. Although later films would concoct even more complicated courtroom scenarios, this remains one of the best films of its kind and a model for all those films that followed its lead. --Jeff Shannon

Classics DVD Video

DVD Video
Movies most talked about in Courtroom Films
Witness For the Prosecution ImageWitness For the Prosecution
Release date: 2001-12-11; DVD
Best price: $17.46
The Winslow Boy ImageThe Winslow Boy
HAWTHORNE,NIGEL; Release date: 2000-02-01; DVD
Best price: $19.78
Price in other shops: $24.96
The Verdict ImageThe Verdict
Release date: 2002-06-04; DVD
Best price: $39.99
To Kill a Mockingbird (Collector's Edition) ImageTo Kill a Mockingbird (Collector's Edition)
Universal Studios; Release date: 1998-04-29; DVD
Best price: $13.98
Price in other shops: $19.98
Reversal of Fortune ImageReversal of Fortune
IRONS,JEREMY; Release date: 2001-03-13; DVD
Best price: $4.98
Price in other shops: $14.98
Presumed Innocent ImagePresumed Innocent
FORD,HARRISON; Release date: 1997-12-17; DVD
Best price: $1.47
Price in other shops: $9.98
My Cousin Vinny [Blu-ray] ImageMy Cousin Vinny [Blu-ray]
PESCI,JOE; Release date: 2009-08-04; DVD
Best price: $15.99
Price in other shops: $34.98
Inherit the Wind ImageInherit the Wind
TRACY,SPENCER; Release date: 2001-12-11; DVD
Best price: $8.27
Price in other shops: $14.98
A Civil Action ImageA Civil Action
Disney; Release date: 1999-07-13; DVD
Best price: $8.66
Price in other shops: $14.99
The Castle ImageThe Castle
Release date: 1999-11-16; DVD
Best price: $24.44
Similar DVD Movies
Dial M for Murder ImageDial M for Murder
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2004-09-07; DVD
Best price: $8.95
Price in other shops: $19.98
Compulsion ImageCompulsion
WELLES,ORSON; Release date: 2006-05-23; DVD
Best price: $8.70
Price in other shops: $14.98
Advise and Consent ImageAdvise and Consent
FONDA,HENRY; Release date: 2005-05-10; DVD
Best price: $3.93
Price in other shops: $19.98
Double Indemnity (Universal Legacy Series) ImageDouble Indemnity (Universal Legacy Series)
Uni; Release date: 2006-08-22; DVD
Best price: $15.54
Price in other shops: $26.98
And Then There Were None ImageAnd Then There Were None
FITZGERALD,BARRY; Release date: 2001-11-27; DVD
Best price: $7.00
Price in other shops: $9.98
The Verdict (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) ImageThe Verdict (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
NEWMAN,PAUL; Release date: 2007-06-12; DVD
Best price: $11.34
Price in other shops: $19.98
12 Angry Men (50th Anniversary Edition) Image12 Angry Men (50th Anniversary Edition)
BALSAM,MARTIN; Release date: 2008-03-04; DVD
Best price: $7.72
Price in other shops: $14.98
Judgment at Nuremberg ImageJudgment at Nuremberg
TRACY,SPENCER; Release date: 2004-09-07; DVD
Best price: $2.39
Price in other shops: $14.98
Inherit the Wind ImageInherit the Wind
TRACY,SPENCER; Release date: 2001-12-11; DVD
Best price: $8.29
Price in other shops: $14.98
Anatomy of a Murder ImageAnatomy of a Murder
STEWART,JAMES; Release date: 2000-07-11; DVD
Best price: $8.46
Price in other shops: $14.94
Compare prices and read customer reviews for more than one million DVD titles.
Oscar 2005 Winners