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Witness for the Prosecution

1957 American film directed by Billy Wilder
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Witness for the Prosecution
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Summary

Witness for the Prosecution is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,914 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture[3]
  • Director: Billy Wilder[4]
  • Screenwriter: Billy Wilder[5], Harry Kurnitz[6]
  • Composer: Matty Malneck[7]
  • Genre: crime film[8], trial film[9]
  • Based on: Witness for the Prosecution[10]
  • Cast member: Tyrone Power[11], Marlene Dietrich[12], Charles Laughton[13], Elsa Lanchester[14], Una O'Connor[15], John Williams[16], Henry Daniell[17], Ian Wolfe[18], Ruta Lee[19], Torin Thatcher[20], Philip Tonge[21], Norma Varden[22], Francis Compton[23], Ben Wright[24]
  • Producer: Arthur Hornblow, Jr.[25]
  • Production company: United Artists[26]
  • Director of photography: Russell Harlan[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Commons category: Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film)[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 8.5/10[31], 100%[32], 76/100[33], 8.4/10[34], 4.4/5[35]
  • Color: black-and-white[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: December 17, 1957[38], February 28, 1958[39], 1957[40]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[41], Netflix[42]
  • Narrative location: London[43]
  • Film editor: Daniel Mandell[44]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[45], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[46], Academy Award for Best Actor[47], Academy Award for Best Director[48], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[49], Academy Award for Best Sound[50]
  • Title: Witness for the Prosecution[51]
  • After a work by: Agatha Christie[52]
  • Different from: The Hound of Death[53]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[54]

Why It Matters

Witness for the Prosecution has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did Witness for the Prosecution receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture[3].

Related Entities

Agatha Christie Billy Wilder Charles Laughton Edith Head Elsa Lanchester film London Marlene Dietrich Netflix Tyrone Power United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Letterboxd. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  5. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 16w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Alexandre Trauner
    Set in period → 1952
    Publication date → +1957-12-17T00:00:00Z, +1958-02-28T00:00:00Z, +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Billy Wilder, Harry Kurnitz
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