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Witness for the Prosecution

1982 film directed by Alan Gibson
Movie television_film Q8028399
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Witness for the Prosecution

Summary

Witness for the Prosecution is a television film[1]. It draws 446 Wikipedia views per month (television_film category, ranking #426 of 3,555).[2]

Key Facts

  • Witness for the Prosecution's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • Witness for the Prosecution was directed by Alan Gibson[4].
  • Lawrence B. Marcus wrote the screenplay for Witness for the Prosecution[5].
  • Witness for the Prosecution's genre is trial film[6].
  • Witness for the Prosecution's genre is documentary film[7].
  • Witness for the Prosecution's based on is recorded as Witness for the Prosecution[8].
  • Witness for the Prosecution's based on is recorded as Witness for the Prosecution[9].
  • A cast member of Witness for the Prosecution was Ralph Richardson[10].
  • A cast member of Witness for the Prosecution was Deborah Kerr[11].
  • A cast member of Witness for the Prosecution was Diana Rigg[12].
  • A cast member of Witness for the Prosecution was Beau Bridges[13].
  • A cast member of Witness for the Prosecution was Donald Pleasence[14].
  • A cast member of Witness for the Prosecution was Wendy Hiller[15].
  • A cast member of Witness for the Prosecution was David Langton[16].
  • A cast member of Witness for the Prosecution was Richard Vernon[17].
  • A cast member of Witness for the Prosecution was Peter Sallis[18].
  • A cast member of Witness for the Prosecution was Michael Gough[19].
  • A cast member of Witness for the Prosecution was Frank Mills[20].
  • A cast member of Witness for the Prosecution was Primi Townsend[21].
  • Witness for the Prosecution's part of the series is recorded as Hallmark Hall of Fame[22].
  • Witness for the Prosecution's director of photography is recorded as Arthur Ibbetson[23].
  • The original language of Witness for the Prosecution was English[24].
  • Witness for the Prosecution's Commons category is recorded as Witness for the Prosecution (1982 film)[25].
  • Witness for the Prosecution's original broadcaster is recorded as CBS[26].
  • Witness for the Prosecution's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Witness for the Prosecution was directed by Alan Gibson[4]. Lawrence B. Marcus wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Ralph Richardson[10], Deborah Kerr[11], Diana Rigg[12], Beau Bridges[13], Donald Pleasence[14], and Wendy Hiller[15].

Publication

Publication dates include 1982[28] and December 4, 1982[29]. The original language of Witness for the Prosecution was English[24]. Genres include trial film[6] and documentary film[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Hallmark Hall of Fame[22].

Subject and Themes

Witness for the Prosecution's part of the series is recorded as Hallmark Hall of Fame[22].

Why It Matters

Witness for the Prosecution draws 446 Wikipedia views per month (television_film category, ranking #426 of 3,555).[2]

Related Entities

Beau Bridges Deborah Kerr Diana Rigg Donald Pleasence Michael Gough Ralph Richardson United States Wendy Hiller Witness for the Prosecution

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 118046
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 124893
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  3. 11w ago · Reubot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original broadcaster → CBS
    Instance of → —
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Screenwriter → Lawrence B. Marcus
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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