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gptkb:play
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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multiple adaptations
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gptkbp:adaptation_year
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gptkb:1957
gptkb:1982
gptkb:2016
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:short_story
gptkb:film
short story by Agatha Christie
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gptkbp:available_in
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gptkb:print
gptkb:Acoustic
digital format
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:0
gptkb:Tony_Award
2
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:Play_by_Agatha_Christie
gptkb:Agatha_Christie
gptkb:play_by_Agatha_Christie
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gptkbp:based_on_work
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The Witness for the Prosecution (play)
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gptkbp:box_office
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gptkb:$8_million
$4 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Judge
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
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Charles_Lang
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gptkbp:cinematography_by
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gptkb:Charles_Lang
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gptkbp:costume_design
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gptkb:Edith_Head
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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
positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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popular in adaptations
influenced legal dramas
Considered a classic courtroom drama.
influential courtroom drama
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Billy_Wilder
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:United_Artists
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:Daniel_Mandell
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gptkbp:editing
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gptkb:Daniel_Mandell
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gptkbp:film_awards
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gptkb:BAFTA_Awards
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award
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gptkbp:film_editing
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gptkb:Daniel_Mandell
Nominated for Academy Award
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:film_length
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116 minutes
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gptkbp:film_score
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gptkb:Franz_Waxman
8.4
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gptkbp:film_technique
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in the legal drama genre
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:London
gptkb:Los_Angeles
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gptkbp:first_performance
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1953
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:mystery
gptkb:drama
gptkb:crime
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gptkbp:has_adaptation
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gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:musical_adaptation
gptkb:novel_adaptations
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:stage_adaptation
gptkb:television_adaptation
modern retelling
audio drama adaptation
foreign language adaptation
parody adaptation
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Witness for the Prosecution
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:horror_genre
Legal dramas
theatrical storytelling
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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real-life cases
Agatha Christie’s works
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gptkbp:influences
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Legal dramas
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:short_story
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gptkbp:is_set_in
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gptkb:Alexander_Golitzen
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Christine_Vole
gptkb:Leonard_Vole
gptkb:Sir_Wilfrid_Robarts
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gptkbp:music
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gptkb:Franz_Waxman
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Franz_Waxman
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gptkbp:music_composer
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gptkb:Franz_Waxman
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Christine_Vole
gptkb:Leonard_Vole
gptkb:Sir_Wilfrid_Robarts
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:West_End
gptkb:Broadway
international tours
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
“ The truth is not always the same as the facts.”
“ The law is a funny thing.”
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gptkbp:notable_themes
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gptkb:moral_ambiguity
gptkb:murder_mystery
courtroom drama
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gptkbp:original_language
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English
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gptkbp:performed_by
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professional theater companies
amateur theater groups
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gptkbp:performed_in
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gptkb:theater
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gptkbp:plot
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A man is accused of murder and his wife becomes a key witness.
A courtroom drama involving a murder trial.
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:premise
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gptkb:murder
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:United_Artists
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:short_stories
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gptkbp:release_date
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gptkb:1957
gptkb:December
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gptkbp:release_format
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black-and-white
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1957
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:Witness_for_the_Prosecution_(1982_TV_film)
gptkb:Witness_for_the_Prosecution_(2016_TV_film)
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gptkbp:runtime
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116 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay
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gptkb:Billy_Wilder
gptkb:Harry_Kurnitz
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Billy_Wilder
gptkb:Harry_Kurnitz
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:England
gptkb:London
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Tyrone_Power
gptkb:Charles_Laughton
gptkb:Marlene_Dietrich
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:justice
gptkb:deception
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:justice
gptkb:deception
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gptkbp:translated_into
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multiple languages
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gptkbp:won_award
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gptkb:6
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Agatha_Christie
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Agatha_Christie
gptkb:Marlene_Dietrich
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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