Witness for the Prosecution
1982 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 335 VOTES · DIR. Alan Gibson
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,192 lines
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00:03:44 NO! NO, NO!
00:09:28 MOTH BALLS.
00:13:07 THE DOCTOR HAS REQUESTED ALL--
00:16:29 AND ONLY A BARRISTER
00:19:36 YEAH, SHE EVEN PAMPERED ME--
00:23:11 YOU ARE LEONARD VOLE?
00:27:35 TAKES ME TO SO MANY PLACES
00:31:47 YOU CANNOT GIVE TESTIMONY
00:35:50 YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW SHE FEELS ABOUT ME,
00:39:57 FOR THE COCOA.
00:43:09 AND THEN, DISCOVERING THAT SHE IS DEAD,
00:47:03 ARE YOU QUITE CERTAIN
00:50:40 OH, COME, COME, MISS MacKENZIE.
00:54:57 TO ONE OTTO LUDWIG HELM?
00:58:28 WHICH DO YOU PREFER TO BE CALLED?
01:02:34 MOST DAMAGING OF ALL,
01:07:04 A BLONDE.
01:10:58 AND YOUR CALCIUM INJECTION.
01:15:32 VERY WELL.
01:20:54 THE COURSE MY LEARNED FRIEND PROPOSES TO TAKE US
01:25:31 "MY BELOVED MAX.
01:31:10 UNDER SOMEBODY'S FOOT.
01:35:30 YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
01:40:27 YOU FORGOT YOUR BRANDY.
Cast & Characters
Ralph Richardson
Sir Wilfred Robarts
Deborah Kerr
Nurse Plimsoll
Beau Bridges
Leonard Vole
Donald Pleasence
Mr. Myers
Wendy Hiller
Janet Mackenzie
Diana Rigg
Christine Vole
David Langton
Mayhew
Richard Vernon
Brogan-Moore
Peter Sallis
Carter
Michael Gough
Judge
Frank Mills
Chief Inspector Hearne
Michael Nightingale
Clerk of the Court
Peter Copley
Dr. Harrison
Patricia Leslie
Mrs. French
John Kidd
Court Usher
Ken Kitson
Policeman (as Kit Kitson)
Wilfred Grove
Photographer
Primi Townsend
Diana
Andrew MacLachlan
Jury Foreman
Aubrey Woods
Tailor
Zulema Dene
Miss Johnson
Barbara New
Miss O'Brien
Jenny Donnison
1st Nurse
Ceri Jackson
2nd Nurse
Harold Coyne
Juror (uncredited)
Walter Henry
Juror (uncredited)
Gerry Judge
Man in Court (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Barrister (uncredited)
Harry Van Engel
Juror (uncredited)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,192
Dialogue density22.6 lines / min
First line00:03:44
Final line01:40:27
Production Record
DirectorAlan Gibson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes335
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