Witness for the Prosecution 1957 Watch Free in HD

Leonard Vole is arrested on suspicion of murdering an elderly acquaintance. And it tempts an ailing barrister back into action.

Genre:

Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Actors:

Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams, Henry Daniell, Ian Wolfe, Torin Thatcher, Norma Varden, Una OConnor, Francis Compton, ...»

Director:

Billy Wilder

Country:

United States

Release:

1957

IMDb:

8.4

Quality:

Duration:

116 min

Variety

A courtroom meller played engagingly and building evenly to a surprising and arousing, albeit tricked-up, climax...

February 13, 2001

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Combustible Celluloid

Wilder plays the suspense well, but this movie belongs to Laughton, who makes his every line resonate like music and thunder.

August 22, 2008

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Film4

Wilder's adaptation is guilty of being absolutely marvelous.

February 08, 2012

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Time Out

...the film's origins as an Agatha Christie novel and play, combine to give the movie a heavy -- almost stolid -- theatrical flavour.

January 26, 2006

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Apollo Guide

A slew of terrific performances help to elevate Wilder's twist-ridden courtroom drama above your standard fare in the genre.

January 01, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Marlene Dietrich tries not to give anything away as usual while Agatha Christie's whodunit plot whirs tidily about her expressionless beauty.

February 08, 2012

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Matt's Movie Reviews

An exciting court room romp that engrosses the viewer with its high melodrama and dialogue driven scenes.

July 06, 2010

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New York Times

And the air in the courtroom fairly crackles with emotional electricity, until that staggering surprise in the last reel.

January 01, 2000

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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Every time the story strays from Sir Wilfrid, the interest level goes down a notch. Fortunately for the viewer, it doesn't get away from him very long at any point.

October 17, 2014

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EmanuelLevy.Com

This Oscar-nominated courtroom drama represents Billy Wilder at his most theatrical and old-fashioned, but the saga is enjoyable and so is the acting of all-star cast.

March 16, 2011

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Chicago Reader

His theatrical mise-en-scene -- his proscenium framing -- serves the material well, as does Charles Laughton's bombastic portrayal of the defense attorney.

August 15, 2007

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