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The Last Witness

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Original title

Der letzte Zeuge

Year

1960

Running time

102 min.

Country

Germany - West Germany (FRG)

Director

Wolfgang Staudte

Screenwriter

Thomas Keck, Robert A. Stemmle. Story: Maximilian Vernberg

Cast

Music

Werner Eisbrenner

Cinematography

Ekkehard Kyrath (B&W)

Producer

Kurt Ulrich Filmproduktion

Genre

Drama | Courtroom Drama / Lawyers. Crime

Synopsis

Wolfgang Staudte 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 someone else. 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 defense lawyer, driven to an extreme, knows he has to find the real killer or his client will be convicted.

Awards: 1960: 2 German Film Awards: Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress

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