Drama · Mystery · Crime
American
1957 · Directed by Billy Wilder · 116 min
In London, a celebrated barrister, recovering from a heart attack and warned off criminal cases, takes on the defence of a man accused of murdering a wealthy widow. Billy Wilder turns Agatha Christie's stage hit into a witty, talky courtroom drama driven by performance.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining courtroom drama of the late studio era, and a key example of how Hollywood adapted successful Broadway and West End plays for the screen in the 1950s.
Watch with intention
Watch it as theatre: a courtroom where every witness performs, and every pause, glance and line reading matters.
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