Witness for the Prosecution

About Witness for the Prosecution

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

Witness for the Prosecution is a 1982 crime tv movie film directed by Alan Gibson. At 97 minutes long, it arrived in December 1982.

Its themes are courtroom drama, court, and murder. The story is adapted from a novel.

Ralph Richardson stars as Sir Wilfred Robarts, Deborah Kerr as Nurse Plimsoll, Beau Bridges as Leonard Vole, and Donald Pleasence as Mr. Myers. The screenplay is by Billy Wilder and Harry Kurnitz. Produced by Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus.

Sleepers, The Revenant, and Murder on the Orient Express make useful companions to Witness for the Prosecution. It carries a PG rating.