"The most electrifying entertainment of our time!" 17 December 1957 Drama, Crime, Mystery 116 mins
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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Tyrone Power as Leonard Vole
Marlene Dietrich as Christine
Charles Laughton as Sir Wilfrid
Elsa Lanchester as Miss Plimsoll
John Williams as Brogan-Moore
Henry Daniell as Mayhew
Ian Wolfe as Carter
Torin Thatcher as Mr. Myers
Norma Varden as Mrs. French
Una O'Connor as Janet
Francis Compton as Judge
Philip Tonge as Inspector Hearne
Ruta Lee as Diana
Patrick Aherne as Court Officer (uncredited)
Walter Bacon as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Eddie Baker as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Billy Wilder Screenplay
Billy Wilder Director
Lawrence B. Marcus Adaptation
Agatha Christie Novel
Harry Kurnitz Screenplay
William Maybery Casting
Ray Sebastian Makeup Artist
Doane Harrison Production Assistant
Frank Losee Second Assistant Director
Basil Bleck Technical Advisor
Edward Small Presenter
Alexandre Trauner Production Design
Daniel Mandell Editor
Arthur Hornblow Jr. Producer
Fred Lau Sound
John Franco Script Supervisor
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Brazil 21 February 2023
Canada 17 December 1957
China 28 November 2025
Germany 28 February 1958
Spain 20 October 2020
Finland 28 February 1958
France 15 March 2026
United Kingdom 30 January 1958
Hungary 22 January 1962
Ireland 21 February 1958
Netherlands 29 July 2007
Poland 01 January 1960
Sweden 17 March 1958
United States 17 December 1957
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