Witness for the Prosecution
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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.
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $9M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Witness for the Prosecution actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Witness for the Prosecution appears in 7 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Courtroom Dramas Ranked #4
Placed at #4 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Mystery Movies Ranked #21
Placed at #21 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #44
Placed at #44 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Crime Movies Ranked #45
Placed at #45 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Psychological Thrillers Ranked #50
Placed at #50 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #89
Placed at #89 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #235
Placed at #235 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win · 6 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 6 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Picture
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globes
1 win
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Witness for the Prosecution returned 3.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $3M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $9M
- Release date
- Dec 17, 1957
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- MPAA rating
- NR
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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