Ralph Richardson: Witness for the Prosecution

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Length: 101min 43sec (6103 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 18 2016

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Witness for the Prosecution (1982)

Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two months following his heart attack. Returning to the practise of his lawyer skills, he takes the case of Leonard Vole, an unemployed man who is accused of murdering an elderly lady friend of his, Mrs. Emily French. While Leonard Vole claims he's innocent, although all evidence points to him as the killer, his alibi witness, his cold German wife Christine, instead of entering the court as a witness for the defense, she becomes the witness for the prosecution and strongly claims her husband is guilty of the murder.

Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Director: Alan Gibson
Actors: Diana Rigg, Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr
Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 61% with 8 votes
Runtime: 1:37
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Saw this on TV before I saw the 1957 production. 1957 is the better version, but this is still good.

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I think it's going to be hard to convince anyone who has seen the original movie version of this Agatha Christie's story to take a peek at this remake. After all, the first one was excellently directed by Billy Wilder and starred Charles Laughton, Marlena Dietrich, and Tyrone Power, probably giving his best performance. However, the cast in this redo is equally strong -- Ralph Richardson, Dianna Rigg, Deborah Ker, Wendy Heller -- and the story is about the same, though there are some changes that may not please some fans of the 1957 production. There is also Beau Bridges, in the Powers role, who I don't think can match the latter's handsome swarminess. I.m.o, this remake certainly deserves a watch and its quality might surprise many who love Wilder's classic