The Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
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gptkbp:awards gptkb:musical
gptkb:6
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:play_by_Agatha_Christie
gptkbp:box_office $4 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Christine_Vole
gptkb:Leonard_Vole
gptkb:Miss_Plimsoll
gptkb:Inspector_Hearne
gptkb:Mr._Mayhew
gptkb:Mr._Vole
gptkb:Sir_Wilfrid_Robarts
Dr. Wyatt
Mrs. Vole
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Charles_Lang
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced legal dramas
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Billy_Wilder
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Arthur_Schmidt
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Borough
gptkb:England
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:filmography film noir
courtroom drama
twist ending
flashback
gptkbp:genre gptkb:High_School
gptkb:mythological_figure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film)
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Detective
Agatha Christie’s works
murder mystery genre
whodunit genre
legal thriller genre
film adaptations of Agatha Christie
gptkbp:inspiration The Witness for the Prosecution (1953 play)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Franz_Waxman
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The truth is not always what it seems.”
gptkbp:plot A man is accused of murder and his wife becomes a key witness.
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:release_date December 17, 1957
gptkbp:released gptkb:1957
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Witness_for_the_Prosecution_(1982_TV_film)
gptkb:The_Witness_for_the_Prosecution_(2016_TV_film)
gptkbp:runtime 116 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Billy_Wilder
gptkb:Harry_Kurnitz
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Tyrone_Power
gptkb:Charles_Laughton
gptkb:Marlene_Dietrich