Movies and TvShows featuring "witness-for-the-prosecution" theme.

A few years after World War II, Leonard Vole is accused of murdering a rich widow who recently changed her will in his favor. Sir Wilfred Robarts, a skilled lawyer, despite being warned to avoid excitement due to his health, decides to defend Vole himself. With circumstantial evidence pointing to Vole's guilt and his own wife testifying against him, all seems lost for the defense. However, a late-night phone call reveals new evidence that changes the jury's opinion. In the final court scene, the truth behind the murder is revealed and the defense attorney takes on a new case defending Vole's wife for murder.

After being released from prison, Nick Bianco tries to rebuild his life and reconnect with his family. However, he is coerced into participating in a jewelry store robbery, which leads to tragic consequences.

In Music Box, a lawyer must defend her father who is accused of being a war criminal. As she delves into the case, she uncovers shocking and incriminating evidence that puts her in a race against time to save her father's life, while also confronting her own family history.

In this movie, the plot revolves around the trial of Goldman, a left-wing revolutionary from France. He gets convicted of multiple robberies, but soon after, he is found dead under mysterious circumstances.

In 'The Paradine Case,' a defense lawyer is drawn into a difficult murder trial when he takes on the case of a woman accused of killing her wealthy husband. As he delves deeper into the details, he becomes entangled in a web of lies, deceit, and hidden desires.

Last Known Address is a dark and gritty crime drama set in France. It follows the story of a widower who gets caught up in a web of gangsters, murder, and neo-noir darkness. With the help of a persistent police detective, he must navigate the criminal underworld and eliminate the witnesses to protect himself and his daughter. Along the way, he encounters thug brutality, police corruption, and a series of unexpected twists and turns. Will he be able to unravel the truth before it's too late?

In this comedy short film, a series of misunderstandings and mistaken identities leads to comedic chaos. From hiding in a trunk to suffocating, the characters find themselves in hilarious situations. With gangsters, fastidious judges, and a woman with a gun, the comedy duo must navigate their way through a series of comedic errors. Watch as they attempt to survive a criminal trial, a life sentence, and a vow of revenge.

Loursat, a lawyer, lives with his daughter Nicole in a sinister and vast bourgeois residence. Abandoned for nearly twenty years by his wife, the brilliant lawyer has sunk into alcoholism and his relationship with his daughter is virtually non-existent. However, one day the corpse of a stranger is discovered in the residence of Loursat. Nicole, who frequents a gang of young people who escape boredom by stealing cars and other objects, is immediately suspected.

Excellent Cadavers is a documentary that follows the story of prosecutors, journalists, and witnesses who fought against the Sicilian Mafia in Italy. The film explores the political corruption, violence, and fear that plagued Sicily during this time. It dives into the real crimes committed by the Mafia, including assassinations, dismemberment, and protection money. The documentary also highlights the bravery and determination of those who worked to bring the Mafia to justice.

Rakesh Pandey belongs to a middle-class family, and is employed. One day when he is returning home from work, he is arrested by the police on the charge of killing a woman in cold-blood. He refutes and denies this charge, but to no avail, as the prosecution produces witness after witness that have actually seen him commit this heinous crime. Ultimately, Rakesh vows to avenge this outrage, and assumes the name of Bhairav, not realizing that he has an uphill task, and that all the odds are stacked against him, including the fact that the witness who testified against him is Mrs. Jindal.

Only a British cabdriver's (Richard Attenborough) wife (Cathy O'Donnell) and lawyer (Derek Farr) believe him innocent of killing a little girl.

A lawyer must defend his sister in the court of law who's accused of murdering her seemingly perfect, but in fact very abusive husband.

John Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of World War II. Sentenced to death, the general appeals to the American investigating Major (Ray Milland), claiming mitigating circumstances, and providing the names of witnesses who will clear his name. This sends the Major in a search through the ruins of post-war Germany to determine the degree of the general's guilt.

The true story of Gary Thomas Rowe, Jr., who worked undercover for the FBI to infiltrate a Ku Klux Klan group in his Alabama hometown and later testified as a key prosecution witness during the trial of several Klansmen for crimes of destruction and murder.