| Description |
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. black and white |
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DVD video |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
KL studio classics.
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| System Details |
DVD video; NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital stereo. |
| Note |
Wide screen (1.66:1). |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. |
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From the story and stage play by Agatha Christie. |
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Special features: Billy Wilder discussing Witness for the Prosecution with Volker Schlöndorff (in German and English with English subtitles); original theatrical trailer. |
| Cast |
Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Una O'Connor, John Williams, Henry Daniell, Torin Thatcher, Philip Tonge, Ian Wolfe, Francis Compton. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Russell Harlan ; editor, Daniel Mandell ; music, Matty Malneck. |
| Summary |
When a wealthy widow is found murdered, her married lover is accused of the crime. The lawyer defending him is in ill health and his only hope for acquittal is the testimony of the accused's wife, proving his alibi. However, she has some secrets of her own to reveal. |
| Audience |
Unrated. |
| Language |
In German and English with English subtitles. |
| Terms Of Use |
For private home use only. |
| Subject |
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 -- Film adaptations.
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Murder -- Investigation -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Legal drama -- Videodiscs.
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Spouses -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Detective and mystery fiction.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Legal films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002, film director, screenwriter.
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Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976, film producer.
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Kurnitz, Harry, screenwriter.
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Marcus, Larry, 1917-2001, screenwriter.
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Small, Edward, 1891-1977, presenter.
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Power, Tyrone, 1914-1958, actor.
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Dietrich, Marlene, actor.
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Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962, actor.
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Lanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986, actor.
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O'Connor, Una, 1880-1959, actor.
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Williams, John, 1903-1983, actor.
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Daniell, Henry, 1894-1963, actor.
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Thatcher, Torin, 1905-1981, actor.
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Tonge, Philip, 1897-1959, actor.
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Wolfe, Ian, 1896-1992, actor.
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Compton, Francis, 1885-1964, actor.
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Harlan, Russell, 1903-1974, director of photography.
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Mandell, Daniel, editor of moving image work.
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Malneck, Matty, composer (expression)
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976.
Witness for the prosecution.
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Edward Small Productions, Inc., presenter, production company.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., publisher.
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Kino Lorber, Inc., distributor.
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| Standard No. |
738329264383 |
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738329264383 |
| Music No. |
K1325 Kino Lorber |
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K26438 Kino Lorber |
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