Agatha Christie's classic play Witness for the Prosecution was released into movie theaters February 6, 1957. Billy Wilder directed the film which starred Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester.
True to form, Christie's story has plot twists and surprises plenty. Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power) is accused of murdering a rich widow, although he himself is married to Christine Vole (Marlene Dietrich). Things don't look good for him until his lawyer Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton) is given some damning evidence by a strange woman.
The movie was nominated for 6 Academy Awards and 5 Golden Globes. Elsa Lanchester won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.
Laughton made an appearance at the end of the movie's trailer (below) telling people not to reveal the ending, which nobody sees coming.
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