Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

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Release Date

12/4/1982

Runtime

97 mins

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

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A taut courtroom drama that gradually tightens its grip as a brilliant barrister unravels a complex murder case shadowed by doubt and marital betrayal. The film probes what we can truly know about guilt and innocence when testimony itself becomes a weapon.

Mood

TenseContemplativeUnsettling

Themes

JusticeBetrayalObsession

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticFormalist

Structure

Linear

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