Witness for the Prosecution
1957 · 116 MIN · IMDB 8.4 · 148,186 VOTES · DIR. Billy Wilder
Overview
An ailing famous barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where his self-possessed wife's unconvincing testimony confuses him.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,580 lines
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00:00:13 Silence. Be upstanding in court.
00:07:03 - The ones you're smuggling in your cane. - Cane?
00:11:53 - What? You said I'd like him. - But I do have a lighter.
00:16:20 - If I could just put my eggbeater across. - Eggbeater?
00:21:50 - Let's use our good silver and china. - Oh, no, don't bother, Mrs French.
00:25:57 That leaves us with a murder for profit.
00:31:03 How do you do?
00:35:26 My dear Mrs Vole, in our courts
00:40:11 I want to read a portion of the evidence of Janet McKenzie, the housekeeper.
00:46:06 Come.
00:51:25 And it is your charge to say, having heard the evidence
00:56:20 whether he, she or it, had taken Mrs French by surprise?
01:00:37 You agree that the point and the cutting edge are razor-sharp?
01:05:33 Let me put it this way. You formed the opinion
01:10:03 did you apply to the National Health Insurance for a hearing aid?
01:15:16 Yes. Because Leonard asked me to say that.
01:19:50 the prosecution has very ably presented against the prisoner, Leonard Vole
01:24:55 A clinging brunette, Mr Myers?
01:29:16 He's entitled to the best that I can do.
01:34:08 What's the difference so long as she gets what's coming?
01:39:40 I shall not ask you to go back that far. Just a few weeks, to... October 20 last.
01:45:18 guilty or not guilty of the murder of Emily Jane French?
01:51:14 And you saved him? A murderer?
240:01:03 You shouldn't be here at all.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,580
Dialogue density13.6 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line240:01:03
Production Record
DirectorBilly Wilder
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,000,000
Revenue$9,000,000
IMDb votes148,186