The read
Scores higher than 91% of the 679 1950s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic76/100
1,772 audience votes
Key crew
- Billy WilderDirector
- Billy WilderScreenplay
- Harry KurnitzScreenplay
- Matty MalneckOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tyrone PowerLeonard Vole
- Marlene DietrichChristine
- Charles LaughtonSir Wilfrid
- Elsa LanchesterMiss Plimsoll
- John WilliamsBrogan-Moore
- Henry DaniellMayhew
- Ian WolfeCarter
- Torin ThatcherMr. Myers
- Norma VardenMrs. French
- Una O'ConnorJanet
- Francis ComptonJudge
- Philip TongeInspector Hearne
Stills
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