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Certificate U

Cast Marlene Dietrich Tyrone Power Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester

Directors Billy Wilder

Screenwriters Billy Wilder Harry Kurnitz Agatha Christie Larry Marcus

Running Time 114 minutes

Witness For The Prosecution

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Plot
When Leonard Vole is charged with murder after inheriting a fortune from a wealthy widow, London barrister Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to take the case. However, the defendant's German refugee wife, Christine, stuns the court by testifying against him.

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