Witness for the Prosecution

1982 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 335 VOTES · DIR. Alan Gibson

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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

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

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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