Hostile Witness
| Hostile Witness | |
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| Directed by | Ray Milland |
| Screenplay by | Jack Roffey |
| Produced by | David E. Rose |
| Starring | Ray Milland Sylvia Syms |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Edited by | Bernard Gribble |
| Music by | Wilfred Josephs |
Production company | Caralan Productions Ltd. (as Caralan-Dador) |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Hostile Witness is a 1968 British courtroom-based drama film based on a play by Jack Roffey, directed by Ray Milland (who had appeared in the play on Broadway) and starring Milland, Sylvia Sims, Raymond Huntley and Julian Holloway.[1][2] A distinguished barrister finds himself on the wrong side of the law when accused of the murder of the motorist who killed his daughter.[3]
Cast
- Ray Milland as Simon Crawford - Q.C.
- Sylvia Syms as Sheila Larkin
- Felix Aylmer as Justice Osborne
- Raymond Huntley as John Naylor
- Geoffrey Lumsden as Major Hugh Beresford Maitland
- Norman Barrs as Charles Milburn
- Julian Holloway as Percy
- Percy Marmont as Justice Matthew Gregory
- Dulcie Bowman as Lady Phyllis Gregory
- Ewan Roberts as Hamish Gillespie
- Richard Hurndall as Superintendent Eley
- Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Dr. Wimborne
Critical reception
DVD Talk wrote, "It's not terrible and has its moments, but Billy Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution or your average episode of Rumpole of the Bailey is a lot more fun."[4]
References
- ^ "Hostile Witness (1968)".
- ^ League, The Broadway. "Hostile Witness – Broadway Play – Original - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ "Hostile Witness (1968) - Ray Milland - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Hostile Witness". DVD Talk.
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