Hostile Witness

Hostile Witness
Detail of original British quad poster
Directed by Ray Milland
Produced by David E. Rose
Screenplay by Jack Roffey
Based on play Hostile Witness by Jack Roffey
Starring Ray Milland
Sylvia Syms
Music by Wilfred Josephs
Cinematography Gerald Gibbs
Edited by Bernard Gribble
Production
company
Caralan Productions Ltd. (as Caralan-Dador)
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • November 1968 (1968-11) (UK)
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

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

  1. "Hostile Witness (1968)".
  2. League, The Broadway. "Hostile Witness – Broadway Play – Original - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  3. "Hostile Witness (1968) - Ray Milland - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. "Hostile Witness". DVD Talk.
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