Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Mar 10, 2019 6:02:41 GMT pimpinainteasy, london777, and 1 more like this

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Post by mikef6 on Mar 10, 2019 6:02:41 GMT

Mar 10, 2019 4:42:18 GMT pimpinainteasy said:

charles laughton owns this. how he owns this movie. i had seen him play a similar role in PARADINE CASE. wasnt too impressed by DEITRICH. this is the first time im seeing her. but she plays a cold teuton very well. the film is a real masala courtroom drama. LAUGHTON has the best lines written for him. the twists are really over the top. another classic from BILLY WILDER. i wonder whether somebody in bollywood remaked this. amitab should have done it in the 90s. LALETTAN could play LAUGHTON's role after he is done with all the flops.

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Not in Bollywood, but in 1982 “Witness” was made for British TV with Diana Rigg as Christine, Ralph Richardson as Sir Wilfred and Beau Bridges as Leonard Vole.

The movie database has a page for a new “Witness” based on a 2017 announcement. Ben Afleck is attached as director. No other names are given. There has apparently been no more progress for the last two years.

“Witness For The Prosecution” began life as a short story by Agatha Christie. It had a super twist in the very last line. When Dame Agatha wrote (or authorized to be written) a version for the stage, she added yet another twist on top of the first one.

Then came the Billy Wilder directed movie version that took the surprises even farther and added a third shocking twist. If anyone would like to know specifically how these surprises were added and exactly what they are, I will be glad to answer a PM. I just think that putting a complete explanation in this thread – however dire the Spoiler Warnings might be – would end up ruining it for some people.