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4/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 12/02/2023
A sharp-witted legal drama that's both tense and funny. Charles Laughton steals almost every scene as the cantankerous lawyer to the defense.
Rating of
3/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 05/31/2018
Billy Wilder evokes both Hitchcock and Lang when directing this smartly written trial movie that ends on a couple neat twists. Charles Laughton is the capable defense attorney; Tyrone Power the fearful defendant; and Marlene Dietrich is his mysterious wife who has secrets of her own.
Rating of
3.5/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 09/12/2011
I really enjoyed seeing Charles Laughton's wheezy lawyer navigate the exciting twists and turns of this courtroom drama. With a sharply-written story from master storyteller Billy Wilder, this film never lets off the gas pedal.
Rating of
3/4
dukeakasmudge - wrote on 09/04/2011
A GREAT movie from the start with a twist in the end I did not see coming at all
Rating of
4/4
Allison - wrote on 10/09/2007
This is on my top movies list for a reason. Never has Tyrone Power been in better form. Also Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton were outstanding. Since I adore Billy Wilder to pieces, I thought the movie was a solid 9/10, until the end which made it a 10/10 and automatically one of my favorite movies ever. With the exception of Julie Delpy in white I have never hated a character as much as I hated Marlene's. OH BOY SHE MADE MY BLOOD BOIL!
Rating of
2/4
Alex - wrote on 01/26/2007
A long winded courtroom drama that I thought was pretty predictable. While the performances where good enough, I was never entertained. Marlene Dietrich does a fine job, but a times, she over acts. This is a bit dated, and nothing special here (at least in my mind).
