Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Directed by Billy Wilder · 116 min · Drama, Mystery, Crime
82.3 TOPICAL score · #293 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
Witness for the Prosecution (1957, directed by Billy Wilder) has a TOPICAL score of 82.3 - ranked 293 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and awards, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 7 nominations, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 76. Audiences: TMDB 8.2/10 (1,789 ratings) · IMDb 8.4/10. Wikipedia covers it in 45 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 76
- AudienceTMDB 8.2/10 (1,789 ratings) · IMDb 8.4/10
- Awards1 win, 7 nominations - incl. Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 45 languages
- Still read33,021 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Tyrone Power (actor #1,374), Marlene Dietrich (actor #529), Charles Laughton (actor #394), Elsa Lanchester (actor #667)
“The American Film Institute included the film on their AFI's 10 Top 10 list at number six in the courtroom-drama category.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10