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He finds Power charming and personable enough but he's not going to risk his life to save his until Marlene Dietrich makes her entrance - and what an entrance! Cinemark
The only way John can save Leonard is to convince his boss that Janet, the wound-tight and over-protective servant, is probably the real killer. But every Christie story needs a murder — so Emily is the victim of blunt force trauma several times to the head, bleeding out onto a lush carpet; her beloved cat then walks in and tracks blood around the house (what Jarrold does in that scene sets back many of the gains felines have made in the internet meme era). With a tip-top cast of Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, and Elsa Lancaster, the film was a brilliantly done version of Christie's short story, changed in it's ending (but to a changed ending found in Christie's own dramatization). Forgot your password? It's a serious story, but the dark-comic tag team of Wilder/Laughton upgraded the film from "a good courtroom mystery" to "a classic of the courtroom genre".
I first saw this movie about 15 years ago and loved it. The murder case seems a relatively simple one until we begin to trip over the many layers left lying on the path. David Yelland has the right smooth, upper-class assurance as Vole’s defence counsel while Philip Franks exhibits a tetchy disdain as his opponent. He befriends a wealthy older woman, one Emily French. In Britain, the two-part Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution was a critical success, and Acorn, the Brit-centric streaming service (which I wrote about in a critic's notebook), has smartly cobbled it together as a two-hour movie that premieres Monday and delivers one of the most surprisingly dark and twisty — and satisfying — endings in some time.
La Dietrich looks fabulous and keeps you fascinated even when she's coming across as the ultimate bitch; it's a shame she wasn't nominated for an Oscar along with co-stars Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester.
The best of Phelps' adaptations is also the most somber and least showy.
Excellent courtroom drama.
Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. EntertainingTrial Movie That Still Holds Up. You've forgotten your brandy.
Plus, an evening departure time means you’ll experience London at its most mysterious.
Charles Laughton completely owns the courtroom, starring as a famously brilliant barrister who's supposed to be taking a break for his health-but he gets drawn in by a truly compelling murder trial.
It's so good in every respect that it really doesn't need the plot alone to keep me engaged avidly. Wilder doesn't get overly flashy with camera moves and angles, but he does shift positioning subtly and effectively.
It has outstanding acting and a plot to die for.
Charles Laughton, Elsa Lancaster, Dietrich, Power, the whole cast does a first rate job in this wonder of entertaining misdirection.
And they all tell the kinds of stories that involve a lot of lead time while the author works out the details of the intricate plots. County Hall, LondonLucy Bailey’s production of Agatha Christie’s ingenious courtroom drama fits perfectly in this debating chamber, Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 12.33 GMT. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers.
:-) (In fact, if I recall correctly, when WftP was shown on Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne mentioned in his intro that Welles helped Dietrich out with her WftP "Cockney informant" makeup as a favor!) Between Jack Kerouac knocking out "On The Road" on a single roll of toilet paper or whatever it was, and Nabokov and his multitudinous 3 X 5 index cards, Christie must have been very much closer to Nabokov. [Marlene Dietrich] was never better than she is here. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. That's a quotation from the film and what you'll say at the conclusion. Tyrone Power, in his last movie, has been accused of murdering a wealthy older woman.
At work, John isn't making much progress, either. In a very short amount of time, the impact left is impressive. I absolutely, positively worship this brilliant woman and try to read as many of her novels, short stories and stage play adaptations as possible.
Perfectly crafted, expertly cast and beautifully scripted by Sarah Phelps, who gave us her brilliant adaptation of And Then There Were None last year, it was simply all you could want from your Boxing Day treat.
Please choose a different date. It's the best filming of a Christie mystery that I've seen. 2016's The Witness for the Prosecution, previously and famously adapted by Billy Wilder, mostly rides on the beleaguered affability of Toby Jones' solicitor protagonist.
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Another awesome classic.
I saw it the first time 36 years ago back when network TV ran old movies late at night, and I'd never even heard of it. This movie is truly gripping.
The clue, however, lies in the setting and the ability of the young Bailey, Lucy, to convince us we that we are all really ensconced in the Old Bailey. Tyrone Power is able to balance his pathos and his potential guilt. The story, with its fascinating characters and dazzling plot twists, does remain the movie's biggest strongpoint, but there are a number of more reasons why "Witness for the Prosecution" is righteously considered as one of the most massive milestones in cinematic history. You're almost there!
As you explore the dimly lit back streets of Whitechapel, images of Victorian London are projected onto buildings to guarantee a highly atmospheric experience.
Emily French is found murdered. How marvelous that what amounts to a bit of Agatha Christie's usual fare becomes such an entertaining and at times right down riveting piece of film-making.
All rights reserved. Coming Soon. A very quirky seating plan with plenty of room. I'm not saying it's not a wonderful story, just that it doesn't come to life like it does on the screen. The bombastic settings and decors, the echoing acoustics, the powerful monologues of confident (and arrogant) barristers and the intimidating gowns and wigs are largely what make "Witness for the Prosecution" not only the first but also the mother of all courtroom dramas.
The Witness for the Prosecution, an atmospheric and finely acted little gem, should go down just right.
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
I would really have loved to be overwhelmed by the climax of this film- version, especially because Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power give away such fabulous performances.
Jack McMullen is all butter-wouldn’t-melt charm as Vole and Catherine Steadman is guileful as his Germanic wife.
| Fresh (31). Paradoxically, the fact that we are in a debating chamber serves to heighten the play’s theatricality.
This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States.
He finds Power charming and personable enough but he's not going to risk his life to save his until Marlene Dietrich makes her entrance - and what an entrance! Cinemark
The only way John can save Leonard is to convince his boss that Janet, the wound-tight and over-protective servant, is probably the real killer. But every Christie story needs a murder — so Emily is the victim of blunt force trauma several times to the head, bleeding out onto a lush carpet; her beloved cat then walks in and tracks blood around the house (what Jarrold does in that scene sets back many of the gains felines have made in the internet meme era). With a tip-top cast of Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, and Elsa Lancaster, the film was a brilliantly done version of Christie's short story, changed in it's ending (but to a changed ending found in Christie's own dramatization). Forgot your password? It's a serious story, but the dark-comic tag team of Wilder/Laughton upgraded the film from "a good courtroom mystery" to "a classic of the courtroom genre".
I first saw this movie about 15 years ago and loved it. The murder case seems a relatively simple one until we begin to trip over the many layers left lying on the path. David Yelland has the right smooth, upper-class assurance as Vole’s defence counsel while Philip Franks exhibits a tetchy disdain as his opponent. He befriends a wealthy older woman, one Emily French. In Britain, the two-part Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution was a critical success, and Acorn, the Brit-centric streaming service (which I wrote about in a critic's notebook), has smartly cobbled it together as a two-hour movie that premieres Monday and delivers one of the most surprisingly dark and twisty — and satisfying — endings in some time.
La Dietrich looks fabulous and keeps you fascinated even when she's coming across as the ultimate bitch; it's a shame she wasn't nominated for an Oscar along with co-stars Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester.
The best of Phelps' adaptations is also the most somber and least showy.
Excellent courtroom drama.
Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. EntertainingTrial Movie That Still Holds Up. You've forgotten your brandy.
Plus, an evening departure time means you’ll experience London at its most mysterious.
Charles Laughton completely owns the courtroom, starring as a famously brilliant barrister who's supposed to be taking a break for his health-but he gets drawn in by a truly compelling murder trial.
It's so good in every respect that it really doesn't need the plot alone to keep me engaged avidly. Wilder doesn't get overly flashy with camera moves and angles, but he does shift positioning subtly and effectively.
It has outstanding acting and a plot to die for.
Charles Laughton, Elsa Lancaster, Dietrich, Power, the whole cast does a first rate job in this wonder of entertaining misdirection.
And they all tell the kinds of stories that involve a lot of lead time while the author works out the details of the intricate plots. County Hall, LondonLucy Bailey’s production of Agatha Christie’s ingenious courtroom drama fits perfectly in this debating chamber, Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 12.33 GMT. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers.
:-) (In fact, if I recall correctly, when WftP was shown on Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne mentioned in his intro that Welles helped Dietrich out with her WftP "Cockney informant" makeup as a favor!) Between Jack Kerouac knocking out "On The Road" on a single roll of toilet paper or whatever it was, and Nabokov and his multitudinous 3 X 5 index cards, Christie must have been very much closer to Nabokov. [Marlene Dietrich] was never better than she is here. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. That's a quotation from the film and what you'll say at the conclusion. Tyrone Power, in his last movie, has been accused of murdering a wealthy older woman.
At work, John isn't making much progress, either. In a very short amount of time, the impact left is impressive. I absolutely, positively worship this brilliant woman and try to read as many of her novels, short stories and stage play adaptations as possible.
Perfectly crafted, expertly cast and beautifully scripted by Sarah Phelps, who gave us her brilliant adaptation of And Then There Were None last year, it was simply all you could want from your Boxing Day treat.
Please choose a different date. It's the best filming of a Christie mystery that I've seen. 2016's The Witness for the Prosecution, previously and famously adapted by Billy Wilder, mostly rides on the beleaguered affability of Toby Jones' solicitor protagonist.
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Another awesome classic.
I saw it the first time 36 years ago back when network TV ran old movies late at night, and I'd never even heard of it. This movie is truly gripping.
The clue, however, lies in the setting and the ability of the young Bailey, Lucy, to convince us we that we are all really ensconced in the Old Bailey. Tyrone Power is able to balance his pathos and his potential guilt. The story, with its fascinating characters and dazzling plot twists, does remain the movie's biggest strongpoint, but there are a number of more reasons why "Witness for the Prosecution" is righteously considered as one of the most massive milestones in cinematic history. You're almost there!
As you explore the dimly lit back streets of Whitechapel, images of Victorian London are projected onto buildings to guarantee a highly atmospheric experience.
Emily French is found murdered. How marvelous that what amounts to a bit of Agatha Christie's usual fare becomes such an entertaining and at times right down riveting piece of film-making.
All rights reserved. Coming Soon. A very quirky seating plan with plenty of room. I'm not saying it's not a wonderful story, just that it doesn't come to life like it does on the screen. The bombastic settings and decors, the echoing acoustics, the powerful monologues of confident (and arrogant) barristers and the intimidating gowns and wigs are largely what make "Witness for the Prosecution" not only the first but also the mother of all courtroom dramas.
The Witness for the Prosecution, an atmospheric and finely acted little gem, should go down just right.
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
I would really have loved to be overwhelmed by the climax of this film- version, especially because Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power give away such fabulous performances.
Jack McMullen is all butter-wouldn’t-melt charm as Vole and Catherine Steadman is guileful as his Germanic wife.
| Fresh (31). Paradoxically, the fact that we are in a debating chamber serves to heighten the play’s theatricality.
This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States.
He finds Power charming and personable enough but he's not going to risk his life to save his until Marlene Dietrich makes her entrance - and what an entrance! Cinemark
The only way John can save Leonard is to convince his boss that Janet, the wound-tight and over-protective servant, is probably the real killer. But every Christie story needs a murder — so Emily is the victim of blunt force trauma several times to the head, bleeding out onto a lush carpet; her beloved cat then walks in and tracks blood around the house (what Jarrold does in that scene sets back many of the gains felines have made in the internet meme era). With a tip-top cast of Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, and Elsa Lancaster, the film was a brilliantly done version of Christie's short story, changed in it's ending (but to a changed ending found in Christie's own dramatization). Forgot your password? It's a serious story, but the dark-comic tag team of Wilder/Laughton upgraded the film from "a good courtroom mystery" to "a classic of the courtroom genre".
I first saw this movie about 15 years ago and loved it. The murder case seems a relatively simple one until we begin to trip over the many layers left lying on the path. David Yelland has the right smooth, upper-class assurance as Vole’s defence counsel while Philip Franks exhibits a tetchy disdain as his opponent. He befriends a wealthy older woman, one Emily French. In Britain, the two-part Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution was a critical success, and Acorn, the Brit-centric streaming service (which I wrote about in a critic's notebook), has smartly cobbled it together as a two-hour movie that premieres Monday and delivers one of the most surprisingly dark and twisty — and satisfying — endings in some time.
La Dietrich looks fabulous and keeps you fascinated even when she's coming across as the ultimate bitch; it's a shame she wasn't nominated for an Oscar along with co-stars Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester.
The best of Phelps' adaptations is also the most somber and least showy.
Excellent courtroom drama.
Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. EntertainingTrial Movie That Still Holds Up. You've forgotten your brandy.
Plus, an evening departure time means you’ll experience London at its most mysterious.
Charles Laughton completely owns the courtroom, starring as a famously brilliant barrister who's supposed to be taking a break for his health-but he gets drawn in by a truly compelling murder trial.
It's so good in every respect that it really doesn't need the plot alone to keep me engaged avidly. Wilder doesn't get overly flashy with camera moves and angles, but he does shift positioning subtly and effectively.
It has outstanding acting and a plot to die for.
Charles Laughton, Elsa Lancaster, Dietrich, Power, the whole cast does a first rate job in this wonder of entertaining misdirection.
And they all tell the kinds of stories that involve a lot of lead time while the author works out the details of the intricate plots. County Hall, LondonLucy Bailey’s production of Agatha Christie’s ingenious courtroom drama fits perfectly in this debating chamber, Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 12.33 GMT. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers.
:-) (In fact, if I recall correctly, when WftP was shown on Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne mentioned in his intro that Welles helped Dietrich out with her WftP "Cockney informant" makeup as a favor!) Between Jack Kerouac knocking out "On The Road" on a single roll of toilet paper or whatever it was, and Nabokov and his multitudinous 3 X 5 index cards, Christie must have been very much closer to Nabokov. [Marlene Dietrich] was never better than she is here. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. That's a quotation from the film and what you'll say at the conclusion. Tyrone Power, in his last movie, has been accused of murdering a wealthy older woman.
At work, John isn't making much progress, either. In a very short amount of time, the impact left is impressive. I absolutely, positively worship this brilliant woman and try to read as many of her novels, short stories and stage play adaptations as possible.
Perfectly crafted, expertly cast and beautifully scripted by Sarah Phelps, who gave us her brilliant adaptation of And Then There Were None last year, it was simply all you could want from your Boxing Day treat.
Please choose a different date. It's the best filming of a Christie mystery that I've seen. 2016's The Witness for the Prosecution, previously and famously adapted by Billy Wilder, mostly rides on the beleaguered affability of Toby Jones' solicitor protagonist.
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Premieres: Monday (Acorn TV).
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Another awesome classic.
I saw it the first time 36 years ago back when network TV ran old movies late at night, and I'd never even heard of it. This movie is truly gripping.
The clue, however, lies in the setting and the ability of the young Bailey, Lucy, to convince us we that we are all really ensconced in the Old Bailey. Tyrone Power is able to balance his pathos and his potential guilt. The story, with its fascinating characters and dazzling plot twists, does remain the movie's biggest strongpoint, but there are a number of more reasons why "Witness for the Prosecution" is righteously considered as one of the most massive milestones in cinematic history. You're almost there!
As you explore the dimly lit back streets of Whitechapel, images of Victorian London are projected onto buildings to guarantee a highly atmospheric experience.
Emily French is found murdered. How marvelous that what amounts to a bit of Agatha Christie's usual fare becomes such an entertaining and at times right down riveting piece of film-making.
All rights reserved. Coming Soon. A very quirky seating plan with plenty of room. I'm not saying it's not a wonderful story, just that it doesn't come to life like it does on the screen. The bombastic settings and decors, the echoing acoustics, the powerful monologues of confident (and arrogant) barristers and the intimidating gowns and wigs are largely what make "Witness for the Prosecution" not only the first but also the mother of all courtroom dramas.
The Witness for the Prosecution, an atmospheric and finely acted little gem, should go down just right.
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
I would really have loved to be overwhelmed by the climax of this film- version, especially because Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power give away such fabulous performances.
Jack McMullen is all butter-wouldn’t-melt charm as Vole and Catherine Steadman is guileful as his Germanic wife.
| Fresh (31). Paradoxically, the fact that we are in a debating chamber serves to heighten the play’s theatricality.
This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States.
He finds Power charming and personable enough but he's not going to risk his life to save his until Marlene Dietrich makes her entrance - and what an entrance! Cinemark
The only way John can save Leonard is to convince his boss that Janet, the wound-tight and over-protective servant, is probably the real killer. But every Christie story needs a murder — so Emily is the victim of blunt force trauma several times to the head, bleeding out onto a lush carpet; her beloved cat then walks in and tracks blood around the house (what Jarrold does in that scene sets back many of the gains felines have made in the internet meme era). With a tip-top cast of Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, and Elsa Lancaster, the film was a brilliantly done version of Christie's short story, changed in it's ending (but to a changed ending found in Christie's own dramatization). Forgot your password? It's a serious story, but the dark-comic tag team of Wilder/Laughton upgraded the film from "a good courtroom mystery" to "a classic of the courtroom genre".
I first saw this movie about 15 years ago and loved it. The murder case seems a relatively simple one until we begin to trip over the many layers left lying on the path. David Yelland has the right smooth, upper-class assurance as Vole’s defence counsel while Philip Franks exhibits a tetchy disdain as his opponent. He befriends a wealthy older woman, one Emily French. In Britain, the two-part Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution was a critical success, and Acorn, the Brit-centric streaming service (which I wrote about in a critic's notebook), has smartly cobbled it together as a two-hour movie that premieres Monday and delivers one of the most surprisingly dark and twisty — and satisfying — endings in some time.
La Dietrich looks fabulous and keeps you fascinated even when she's coming across as the ultimate bitch; it's a shame she wasn't nominated for an Oscar along with co-stars Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester.
The best of Phelps' adaptations is also the most somber and least showy.
Excellent courtroom drama.
Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. EntertainingTrial Movie That Still Holds Up. You've forgotten your brandy.
Plus, an evening departure time means you’ll experience London at its most mysterious.
Charles Laughton completely owns the courtroom, starring as a famously brilliant barrister who's supposed to be taking a break for his health-but he gets drawn in by a truly compelling murder trial.
It's so good in every respect that it really doesn't need the plot alone to keep me engaged avidly. Wilder doesn't get overly flashy with camera moves and angles, but he does shift positioning subtly and effectively.
It has outstanding acting and a plot to die for.
Charles Laughton, Elsa Lancaster, Dietrich, Power, the whole cast does a first rate job in this wonder of entertaining misdirection.
And they all tell the kinds of stories that involve a lot of lead time while the author works out the details of the intricate plots. County Hall, LondonLucy Bailey’s production of Agatha Christie’s ingenious courtroom drama fits perfectly in this debating chamber, Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 12.33 GMT. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers.
:-) (In fact, if I recall correctly, when WftP was shown on Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne mentioned in his intro that Welles helped Dietrich out with her WftP "Cockney informant" makeup as a favor!) Between Jack Kerouac knocking out "On The Road" on a single roll of toilet paper or whatever it was, and Nabokov and his multitudinous 3 X 5 index cards, Christie must have been very much closer to Nabokov. [Marlene Dietrich] was never better than she is here. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. That's a quotation from the film and what you'll say at the conclusion. Tyrone Power, in his last movie, has been accused of murdering a wealthy older woman.
At work, John isn't making much progress, either. In a very short amount of time, the impact left is impressive. I absolutely, positively worship this brilliant woman and try to read as many of her novels, short stories and stage play adaptations as possible.
Perfectly crafted, expertly cast and beautifully scripted by Sarah Phelps, who gave us her brilliant adaptation of And Then There Were None last year, it was simply all you could want from your Boxing Day treat.
Please choose a different date. It's the best filming of a Christie mystery that I've seen. 2016's The Witness for the Prosecution, previously and famously adapted by Billy Wilder, mostly rides on the beleaguered affability of Toby Jones' solicitor protagonist.
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Premieres: Monday (Acorn TV).
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Another awesome classic.
I saw it the first time 36 years ago back when network TV ran old movies late at night, and I'd never even heard of it. This movie is truly gripping.
The clue, however, lies in the setting and the ability of the young Bailey, Lucy, to convince us we that we are all really ensconced in the Old Bailey. Tyrone Power is able to balance his pathos and his potential guilt. The story, with its fascinating characters and dazzling plot twists, does remain the movie's biggest strongpoint, but there are a number of more reasons why "Witness for the Prosecution" is righteously considered as one of the most massive milestones in cinematic history. You're almost there!
As you explore the dimly lit back streets of Whitechapel, images of Victorian London are projected onto buildings to guarantee a highly atmospheric experience.
Emily French is found murdered. How marvelous that what amounts to a bit of Agatha Christie's usual fare becomes such an entertaining and at times right down riveting piece of film-making.
All rights reserved. Coming Soon. A very quirky seating plan with plenty of room. I'm not saying it's not a wonderful story, just that it doesn't come to life like it does on the screen. The bombastic settings and decors, the echoing acoustics, the powerful monologues of confident (and arrogant) barristers and the intimidating gowns and wigs are largely what make "Witness for the Prosecution" not only the first but also the mother of all courtroom dramas.
The Witness for the Prosecution, an atmospheric and finely acted little gem, should go down just right.
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
I would really have loved to be overwhelmed by the climax of this film- version, especially because Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power give away such fabulous performances.
Jack McMullen is all butter-wouldn’t-melt charm as Vole and Catherine Steadman is guileful as his Germanic wife.
| Fresh (31). Paradoxically, the fact that we are in a debating chamber serves to heighten the play’s theatricality.
This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States.
He finds Power charming and personable enough but he's not going to risk his life to save his until Marlene Dietrich makes her entrance - and what an entrance! Cinemark
The only way John can save Leonard is to convince his boss that Janet, the wound-tight and over-protective servant, is probably the real killer. But every Christie story needs a murder — so Emily is the victim of blunt force trauma several times to the head, bleeding out onto a lush carpet; her beloved cat then walks in and tracks blood around the house (what Jarrold does in that scene sets back many of the gains felines have made in the internet meme era). With a tip-top cast of Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, and Elsa Lancaster, the film was a brilliantly done version of Christie's short story, changed in it's ending (but to a changed ending found in Christie's own dramatization). Forgot your password? It's a serious story, but the dark-comic tag team of Wilder/Laughton upgraded the film from "a good courtroom mystery" to "a classic of the courtroom genre".
I first saw this movie about 15 years ago and loved it. The murder case seems a relatively simple one until we begin to trip over the many layers left lying on the path. David Yelland has the right smooth, upper-class assurance as Vole’s defence counsel while Philip Franks exhibits a tetchy disdain as his opponent. He befriends a wealthy older woman, one Emily French. In Britain, the two-part Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution was a critical success, and Acorn, the Brit-centric streaming service (which I wrote about in a critic's notebook), has smartly cobbled it together as a two-hour movie that premieres Monday and delivers one of the most surprisingly dark and twisty — and satisfying — endings in some time.
La Dietrich looks fabulous and keeps you fascinated even when she's coming across as the ultimate bitch; it's a shame she wasn't nominated for an Oscar along with co-stars Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester.
The best of Phelps' adaptations is also the most somber and least showy.
Excellent courtroom drama.
Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. EntertainingTrial Movie That Still Holds Up. You've forgotten your brandy.
Plus, an evening departure time means you’ll experience London at its most mysterious.
Charles Laughton completely owns the courtroom, starring as a famously brilliant barrister who's supposed to be taking a break for his health-but he gets drawn in by a truly compelling murder trial.
It's so good in every respect that it really doesn't need the plot alone to keep me engaged avidly. Wilder doesn't get overly flashy with camera moves and angles, but he does shift positioning subtly and effectively.
It has outstanding acting and a plot to die for.
Charles Laughton, Elsa Lancaster, Dietrich, Power, the whole cast does a first rate job in this wonder of entertaining misdirection.
And they all tell the kinds of stories that involve a lot of lead time while the author works out the details of the intricate plots. County Hall, LondonLucy Bailey’s production of Agatha Christie’s ingenious courtroom drama fits perfectly in this debating chamber, Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 12.33 GMT. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers.
:-) (In fact, if I recall correctly, when WftP was shown on Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne mentioned in his intro that Welles helped Dietrich out with her WftP "Cockney informant" makeup as a favor!) Between Jack Kerouac knocking out "On The Road" on a single roll of toilet paper or whatever it was, and Nabokov and his multitudinous 3 X 5 index cards, Christie must have been very much closer to Nabokov. [Marlene Dietrich] was never better than she is here. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. That's a quotation from the film and what you'll say at the conclusion. Tyrone Power, in his last movie, has been accused of murdering a wealthy older woman.
At work, John isn't making much progress, either. In a very short amount of time, the impact left is impressive. I absolutely, positively worship this brilliant woman and try to read as many of her novels, short stories and stage play adaptations as possible.
Perfectly crafted, expertly cast and beautifully scripted by Sarah Phelps, who gave us her brilliant adaptation of And Then There Were None last year, it was simply all you could want from your Boxing Day treat.
Please choose a different date. It's the best filming of a Christie mystery that I've seen. 2016's The Witness for the Prosecution, previously and famously adapted by Billy Wilder, mostly rides on the beleaguered affability of Toby Jones' solicitor protagonist.
We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email.
Premieres: Monday (Acorn TV).
Awards
Another awesome classic.
I saw it the first time 36 years ago back when network TV ran old movies late at night, and I'd never even heard of it. This movie is truly gripping.
The clue, however, lies in the setting and the ability of the young Bailey, Lucy, to convince us we that we are all really ensconced in the Old Bailey. Tyrone Power is able to balance his pathos and his potential guilt. The story, with its fascinating characters and dazzling plot twists, does remain the movie's biggest strongpoint, but there are a number of more reasons why "Witness for the Prosecution" is righteously considered as one of the most massive milestones in cinematic history. You're almost there!
As you explore the dimly lit back streets of Whitechapel, images of Victorian London are projected onto buildings to guarantee a highly atmospheric experience.
Emily French is found murdered. How marvelous that what amounts to a bit of Agatha Christie's usual fare becomes such an entertaining and at times right down riveting piece of film-making.
All rights reserved. Coming Soon. A very quirky seating plan with plenty of room. I'm not saying it's not a wonderful story, just that it doesn't come to life like it does on the screen. The bombastic settings and decors, the echoing acoustics, the powerful monologues of confident (and arrogant) barristers and the intimidating gowns and wigs are largely what make "Witness for the Prosecution" not only the first but also the mother of all courtroom dramas.
The Witness for the Prosecution, an atmospheric and finely acted little gem, should go down just right.
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I would really have loved to be overwhelmed by the climax of this film- version, especially because Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power give away such fabulous performances.
Jack McMullen is all butter-wouldn’t-melt charm as Vole and Catherine Steadman is guileful as his Germanic wife.
| Fresh (31). Paradoxically, the fact that we are in a debating chamber serves to heighten the play’s theatricality.
And it's precisely at that point, when justice seems to have prevailed, that the aforementioned dark and twisty eye-opener of a denouement begins to unfurl.
Cast: Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough, Billy Howle, Kim Cattrall I have no idea why I'm writing this review.
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He finds Power charming and personable enough but he's not going to risk his life to save his until Marlene Dietrich makes her entrance - and what an entrance! Cinemark
The only way John can save Leonard is to convince his boss that Janet, the wound-tight and over-protective servant, is probably the real killer. But every Christie story needs a murder — so Emily is the victim of blunt force trauma several times to the head, bleeding out onto a lush carpet; her beloved cat then walks in and tracks blood around the house (what Jarrold does in that scene sets back many of the gains felines have made in the internet meme era). With a tip-top cast of Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, and Elsa Lancaster, the film was a brilliantly done version of Christie's short story, changed in it's ending (but to a changed ending found in Christie's own dramatization). Forgot your password? It's a serious story, but the dark-comic tag team of Wilder/Laughton upgraded the film from "a good courtroom mystery" to "a classic of the courtroom genre".
I first saw this movie about 15 years ago and loved it. The murder case seems a relatively simple one until we begin to trip over the many layers left lying on the path. David Yelland has the right smooth, upper-class assurance as Vole’s defence counsel while Philip Franks exhibits a tetchy disdain as his opponent. He befriends a wealthy older woman, one Emily French. In Britain, the two-part Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution was a critical success, and Acorn, the Brit-centric streaming service (which I wrote about in a critic's notebook), has smartly cobbled it together as a two-hour movie that premieres Monday and delivers one of the most surprisingly dark and twisty — and satisfying — endings in some time.
La Dietrich looks fabulous and keeps you fascinated even when she's coming across as the ultimate bitch; it's a shame she wasn't nominated for an Oscar along with co-stars Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester.
The best of Phelps' adaptations is also the most somber and least showy.
Excellent courtroom drama.
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Plus, an evening departure time means you’ll experience London at its most mysterious.
Charles Laughton completely owns the courtroom, starring as a famously brilliant barrister who's supposed to be taking a break for his health-but he gets drawn in by a truly compelling murder trial.
It's so good in every respect that it really doesn't need the plot alone to keep me engaged avidly. Wilder doesn't get overly flashy with camera moves and angles, but he does shift positioning subtly and effectively.
It has outstanding acting and a plot to die for.
Charles Laughton, Elsa Lancaster, Dietrich, Power, the whole cast does a first rate job in this wonder of entertaining misdirection.
And they all tell the kinds of stories that involve a lot of lead time while the author works out the details of the intricate plots. County Hall, LondonLucy Bailey’s production of Agatha Christie’s ingenious courtroom drama fits perfectly in this debating chamber, Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 12.33 GMT. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers.
:-) (In fact, if I recall correctly, when WftP was shown on Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne mentioned in his intro that Welles helped Dietrich out with her WftP "Cockney informant" makeup as a favor!) Between Jack Kerouac knocking out "On The Road" on a single roll of toilet paper or whatever it was, and Nabokov and his multitudinous 3 X 5 index cards, Christie must have been very much closer to Nabokov. [Marlene Dietrich] was never better than she is here. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. That's a quotation from the film and what you'll say at the conclusion. Tyrone Power, in his last movie, has been accused of murdering a wealthy older woman.
At work, John isn't making much progress, either. In a very short amount of time, the impact left is impressive. I absolutely, positively worship this brilliant woman and try to read as many of her novels, short stories and stage play adaptations as possible.
Perfectly crafted, expertly cast and beautifully scripted by Sarah Phelps, who gave us her brilliant adaptation of And Then There Were None last year, it was simply all you could want from your Boxing Day treat.
Please choose a different date. It's the best filming of a Christie mystery that I've seen. 2016's The Witness for the Prosecution, previously and famously adapted by Billy Wilder, mostly rides on the beleaguered affability of Toby Jones' solicitor protagonist.
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Another awesome classic.
I saw it the first time 36 years ago back when network TV ran old movies late at night, and I'd never even heard of it. This movie is truly gripping.
The clue, however, lies in the setting and the ability of the young Bailey, Lucy, to convince us we that we are all really ensconced in the Old Bailey. Tyrone Power is able to balance his pathos and his potential guilt. The story, with its fascinating characters and dazzling plot twists, does remain the movie's biggest strongpoint, but there are a number of more reasons why "Witness for the Prosecution" is righteously considered as one of the most massive milestones in cinematic history. You're almost there!
As you explore the dimly lit back streets of Whitechapel, images of Victorian London are projected onto buildings to guarantee a highly atmospheric experience.
Emily French is found murdered. How marvelous that what amounts to a bit of Agatha Christie's usual fare becomes such an entertaining and at times right down riveting piece of film-making.
All rights reserved. Coming Soon. A very quirky seating plan with plenty of room. I'm not saying it's not a wonderful story, just that it doesn't come to life like it does on the screen. The bombastic settings and decors, the echoing acoustics, the powerful monologues of confident (and arrogant) barristers and the intimidating gowns and wigs are largely what make "Witness for the Prosecution" not only the first but also the mother of all courtroom dramas.
The Witness for the Prosecution, an atmospheric and finely acted little gem, should go down just right.
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I would really have loved to be overwhelmed by the climax of this film- version, especially because Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power give away such fabulous performances.
Jack McMullen is all butter-wouldn’t-melt charm as Vole and Catherine Steadman is guileful as his Germanic wife.
| Fresh (31). Paradoxically, the fact that we are in a debating chamber serves to heighten the play’s theatricality.
