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The Last Witness

6.4(21)19601h 42m1

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.

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Language
French
  • court case

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  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical24 Nov 1965
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1230 Dec 1960

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The Last Witness was released on 30 December 1960.

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