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Witness for the prosecution
Format:
Video disc
Title:
Witness for the prosecution
Uniform Title:
Witness for the prosecution (Motion picture)
ISBN:
9786315533662
Distribution:
New York, NY : Kino Lorber
Publication:
[Los Angeles, CA?] : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2014]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Series title(s):
General Note:
Wide screen (1.66:1).

Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.

From the story and stage play by Agatha Christie.

Special features: Billy Wilder discussing Witness for the Prosecution with Volker Schlöndorff (in German and English with English subtitles); original theatrical trailer.
Summary:
When a wealthy widow is found murdered, her married lover is accused of the crime. The lawyer defending him is in ill health and his only hope for acquittal is the testimony of the accused's wife, proving his alibi. However, she has some secrets of her own to reveal.
Reading Level:
Unrated.
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