Reviewed Podcast

By listener request, Dave, Mike, and Ivan turn to Billy Wilder's 1957 mystery/thriller, Witness for the Prosecution. Several famous courtroom dramas are considered cinematic classics—from To Kill A Mockingbird to 12 Angry Men. How does this film—starring Tyrone Power in his last role and the venerable starlet Marlene Dietrich—hold up? Does the drama still work? Is it still an engaging mystery story? How does it stack up against Wilder's other work? More importantly, can we handle a move shot in...*GASP*...black and white?