Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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Witness for the Prosecution - Family Review

An ailing famous barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where his self-possessed wife's unconvincing testimony confuses him.

1957 | 116 Minutes

No MPAA rating
IMDB: 8.4 ⭐️ Votes: 126,287

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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    Some kiss(light).

    There is a brief scene where a woman is harassed by a group of men and has one of the legs of her pants ripped off in order to expose her bare legs.

  • Violence
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    A bunch of men crowd together and jump on to one another & police are fighting with them to break it off. A man also shoves a woman off of him.

    One of the main characters is accused of murder, and some aspects of the killing are discussed.

  • Profanity
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    Four uses of "damn."

    One religious exclamation.

  • Intense Scenes
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    In a flash back sequence to wartime Germany, a ceiling falls onto a man lying on a bed, hurting his head.

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