Witness for the Prosecution

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Ralph Richardson

Sir Wilfred Robarts

Deborah Kerr

Nurse Plimsoll

Beau Bridges

Leonard Vole

Donald Pleasence

Mr. Myers

Wendy Hiller

Janet Mackenzie

Diana Rigg

Christine Vole

David Langton

Mayhew

Richard Vernon

Brogan-Moore

Peter Sallis

Carter

Michael Gough

Judge

Frank Mills

Chief Inspector Hearne

Michael Nightingale

Clerk of the Court

Peter Copley

Dr. Harrison

Patricia Leslie

Mrs. French

John Kidd

Court Usher

Ken Kitson

Policeman (as Kit Kitson)

Wilfred Grove

Photographer

Primi Townsend

Diana

Andrew MacLachlan

Jury Foreman

Aubrey Woods

Tailor