The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
After nearly 40 years of waiting for his big chance, Wilfred Morgenhall is given the case of defending Herbert Fowle who is accused of murdering his wife. Despite Fowle's insistence of guilt, Moregenhall will not let go of the opportunity to plead his client as innocent and be a star in the courtroom.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Dimitri De GrunwaldScreenplay
- John MortimerWriter
- Pierre RouveScreenplay
- James HillDirector
- Ron GrainerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Peter SellersWilfred Morgenhall
- Richard AttenboroughHerbert Fowle
- Beryl ReidDoris Fowle
- David LodgeFrank Bateson
- Frank PettingellTuppy Morgan
- Audrey NicholsonMorgenhall's Girl
- Tristram JellinekMr. Perkins
- Eric WoodburnJudge Banter
- John WaiteClerk of the Court
- Frank WilliamsBarrister
- Eric DodsonExaminer