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Witness for the Prosecution (1982)

Witness for the Prosecution poster
Directed by
Alan Gibson
Genre
documentary film, trial film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lawyer defends a man accused of murder. The case takes surprising turns as witnesses testify and secrets come out.

tensecourtroom dramasuspensefulclassictheatricalintelligentformalplot-driven

What happens

Witness for the Prosecution is a 1982 American made-for-television drama film version of Agatha Christie's 1925 short story and 1953 play, and also a remake of the Billy Wilder film Witness for the Prosecution (1957). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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