Witness for the Prosecution Page #13

Synopsis: It's Britain, 1953. Upon his return to work following a heart attack, irrepressible barrister Sir Wilfrid Robarts, known as a barrister for the hopeless, takes on a murder case, much to the exasperation of his medical team, led by his overly regulated private nurse, Miss Plimsoll, who tries her hardest to ensure that he not return to his hard living ways - including excessive cigar smoking and drinking - while he takes his medication and gets his much needed rest. That case is defending American war veteran Leonard Vole, a poor, out of work, struggling inventor who is accused of murdering his fifty-six year old lonely and wealthy widowed acquaintance, Emily French. The initial evidence is circumstantial but points to Leonard as the murderer. Despite being happily married to East German former beer hall performer Christine Vole, he fostered that friendship with Mrs. French in the hopes that she would finance one of his many inventions to the tune of a few hundred pounds. It thus does no
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Billy Wilder
Production: MGM
  Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
1957
116 min
4,780 Views


Standing in the witness box, having

to face you, saying I never loved you.

What is it, Leonard?

The luggage is in the car and we've

only 20 minutes to catch the boat train.

This is a nice young lady

I met during the trial.

Len!

Oh, Len!

Len...

Oh, Len, they've been trying to keep

me away. It's had me nearly crazy.

Leonard, who's this girl?

I'm not this girl, I'm his girl.

Tell her, Len.

Leonard, is this the girl

who was with you in the travel bureau?

The girl you said you hardly knew,

didn't even know her name?

That's right. That's who I am and I know

all about you. You're not his wife.

Never have been. You're years older than

he is. We've been together for months

and we're going away on a cruise,

just like they said in court. Tell her, Len.

- Yes, Len, tell me yourself.

- All right, Diana, come along.

You can't, not after what I've done.

I won't let you.

I saved your life

getting you out of Germany,

you got me out of this mess,

so we're even. It's over now.

Don't, Leonard! Don't leave me!

Don't, Leonard! Don't!

Pull yourself together.

They'll have you up for perjury.

Don't make it worse

or they'll try you as an accessory.

And you know what that means.

I don't care. Let them. Let them try me

for perjury, or an accessory, or...

- Ready?

- Or better yet...

let them try me for...!

Argh!

(Diana screams)

(sobs)

- Call a doctor.

- It's no use. No doctor can help now.

- What happened?

- She killed him.

Killed him?

She executed him.

Carter, what have you done

with the luggage?

I sent it on ahead to the station,

and I've got a cab waiting outside.

- A remarkable woman.

- You can just barely catch the boat train.

Better bring the luggage back,

and you can dismiss the cab.

We are not going yet, are we?

Thank you, Miss Plimsoll.

Get Brogan-Moore to my chambers,

and Mayhew too.

We're appearing for the defence

in the trial of Christine Vole.

Sir Wilfrid?

You've forgotten your brandy.

The management of this theatre suggests

that for the greater entertainment of

friends who have not yet seen the picture,

you will not divulge to anyone

the secret of the ending

of "Witness For The Prosecution".

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