“Witness for the Prosecution” is a Courtroom
Drama,
written
for television by John Gay,
screenplay written by Billy Wilder and
Harry Kurnitz, Agatha Christies play adapted for television by Lawrence B.
Marcus, and Directed by Alan Gibson.
In
this extremely enjoyable courtroom drama, cantankerous, yet brilliant barrister
Sir Wilfred Robarts (Sir Ralph Richardson) returns to his office in London,
having recovered from a heart attack, under the watchful eye of Nurse Plimsoll
(Deborah Kerr).
He
is subsequently invited to defend Leonard Vole (Beau Bridges), who is the prime
suspect in the murder of an elderly rich woman.
The
unemployed, former World War II veteran, married to his beloved German wife
Christine Vole (Dame Diana Rigg), is accused of seducing, and murdering the
wealthy middle-aged single woman, Emily French (Patricia Leslie), in order to inherit eighty thousand pounds,
and the
stubborn QC must defend him.
Donald Pleasence, Wendy Hiller, David Langton,
Richard Vernon, Peter Sallis and Michael Gough provide a
very able supporting cast to the main stars.
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