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The Last Witness (1960)

Original title: Der letzte Zeuge

1960-12-30 · 1h 42m · DE
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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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Wolfgang StaudteDirector

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Martin HeldMartin HeldDirektor Werner RameilEllen SchwiersEllen SchwiersIngrid BernhardyHanns LotharHanns LotharRechtsanwalt Dr. FoxJürgen GoslarJürgen GoslarDr. Heinz StephanAdelheid SeeckAdelheid SeeckGerda RameilWerner HinzWerner HinzLandgerichtsrat RickerSiegfried WischnewskiSiegfried WischnewskiKriminalinspektor GerhufLore HartlingLore HartlingAssessorin EbelingHarald JuhnkeHarald JuhnkeKriminalsekretär WenzelLucie MannheimLucie MannheimFrau BernhardyBlandine EbingerBlandine EbingerGymnastiklehrerinOtto GrafOtto GrafAnwalt Dr. Beyer

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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.

How long is The Last Witness?

The Last Witness has a runtime of 102 minutes.