Film

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Once in 50 years suspense like this!

When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is *supposed* to be on a diet of bland, civil suits. But the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult: Vole's only alibi witness is his wife, the calm and coldly calculating Christine Vole. Sir Wilfrid's task becomes even more impossible when Christine agrees to be a witness not for the defence but for the prosecution.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Directed by: Billy Wilder

Starring: Tyrone Power (Leonard Vole), Marlene Dietrich (Christine), Charles Laughton (Sir Wilfrid), Elsa Lanchester (Miss Plimsoll), John Williams (Brogan-Moore), Henry Daniell (Mayhew)

Screenplay: Agatha Christie, Billy Wilder, Harry Kurnitz, Larry Marcus

Country: USA

Year: 1957

Score: 84 %