gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Perry_Mason:_The_Case_of_the_Reckless_Romeo
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:6
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gptkbp:based_on
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a play by Agatha Christie
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gptkbp:box_office
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$4 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Christine_Vole
gptkb:Leonard_Vole
gptkb:Miss_Plimsoll
gptkb:Inspector_Hearne
gptkb:Mr._Justice_Wainwright
gptkb:Mr._Mayhew
gptkb:Sir_Wilfrid_Robarts
Dr. Wyatt
Mrs. Vole
Mr. Vole's mother
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gptkbp:character_development
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Complex characters with moral ambiguity.
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:John_F._Seitz
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gptkbp:color
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Black and white
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influential in the courtroom drama genre.
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:Billy_Wilder
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Daniel_Mandell
116 minutes
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:High_School
gptkb:mythological_figure
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Character Witness for the Prosecution
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gptkbp:influenced
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Legal dramas in film and television.
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Agatha Christie’s works
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Franz_Waxman
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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Courtroom drama
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
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gptkbp:plot
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A man is accused of murder and his wife becomes a key witness.
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:release_date
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December 17, 1957
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gptkbp:release_format
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Theatrical release
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gptkbp:released_in
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gptkb:1957
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:Witness_for_the_Prosecution_(1982_TV_film)
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Billy_Wilder
gptkb:Harry_Kurnitz
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Tyrone_Power
gptkb:Charles_Laughton
gptkb:Marlene_Dietrich
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