Story Line
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.
“Is he lying or telling the truth”
Top Cast
Ralph Richardson
Sir Wilfred Robarts
Deborah Kerr
Nurse Plimsoll
Beau Bridges
Leonard Vole
Donald Pleasence
Mr. Myers
Wendy Hiller
Janet Mackenzie
Diana Rigg
Christine Vole
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Rating
6.5/ 10
Release Date
1982-12-04
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
CrimeDramaTV Movie
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User Reviews (1)
CinemaSerf
7/10
•6/8/2023The 1957 version of this story is certainly one of my favourite films, so any remake was always going to be a tough ask. This one is, however, a decent and characterful effort with Sir Ralph Richardson as curmudgeonly barrister "Sir Wilfred" who is c...