6.4The Last Witness · 1960
The Last Witness (1960) is a Crime / Drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte, starring Martin Held, Hanns Lothar, Ellen Schwiers.
CrimeDrama
6.4Overview
Director Wolfgang Staudte who left East Germany in 1953 to make movies in West Germany, takes a few swipes at the West German judicial system in this fairly effective courtroom drama about the murder of a four-month-old baby. Police almost immediately arrest the mother Ingrid who is the mistress of the father, a rich business VIP married to another woman. His position and wealth keep him insulated from suspicion. A hot-shot lawyer has to overcome the unaccountably biased perceptions of the police, the judge, the prosecutor and almost everyone else in the judicial system. The defence lawyer, driven to an extreme, knows he has to find the real killer or his client will be convicted.
Cast
Martin Held, Hanns Lothar, Ellen Schwiers, Jürgen Goslar, Adelheid Seeck, Werner Hinz, Lore Hartling, Siegfried Wischnewski
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What is "The Last Witness" about?
Director Wolfgang Staudte who left East Germany in 1953 to make movies in West Germany, takes a few swipes at the West German judicial system in this fairly effective courtroom drama about the murder of a four-month-old baby. Police almost immediately arrest the mother Ingrid who is the mistress of the father, a rich business VIP married to another woman. His position and wealth keep him insulated from suspicion. A hot-shot lawyer has to overcome the unaccountably biased perceptions of the police, the judge, the prosecutor and almost everyone else in the judicial system. The defence lawyer, driven to an extreme, knows he has to find the real killer or his client will be convicted.
When was "The Last Witness" released?
The Last Witness was released in 1960.
Who stars in "The Last Witness"?
The cast includes Martin Held, Hanns Lothar, Ellen Schwiers, Jürgen Goslar.
