The Last Witness (1960)
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.
Director: Wolfgang Staudte
Genre: Crime, Drama
Runtime: 102 min
Release Date: December 30, 1960
Cast
- Martin Held - Direktor Werner Rameil
- Hanns Lothar - Rechtsanwalt Dr. Fox
- Ellen Schwiers - Ingrid Bernhardy
- Jürgen Goslar - Dr. Heinz Stephan
- Adelheid Seeck - Gerda Rameil
- Werner Hinz - Landgerichtsrat Ricker
- Lore Hartling - Assessorin Ebeling
- Siegfried Wischnewski - Kriminalinspektor Gerhuf
- Harald Juhnke - Kriminalsekretär Wenzel
- Otto Graf - Anwalt Dr. Beyer
Screenplay
- Robert A. Stemmle (Screenplay)
- Maximilian Vernberg (Story)
- Thomas Keck (Screenplay)
Music: Werner Eisbrenner
Editing: Wolfgang Wehrum
Production: Kurt Ulrich Filmproduktion
Country: Germany
Language: Français, Deutsch
Original Language: de
Themes
Courtroom Drama
Keywords
court case
More Films by Director: Wolfgang Staudte
Frequently Asked Questions
- 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.
- Who directed The Last Witness?
- The Last Witness was directed by Wolfgang Staudte.
- Who stars in The Last Witness?
- The Last Witness stars Martin Held, Hanns Lothar, Ellen Schwiers, Jürgen Goslar, Adelheid Seeck, Werner Hinz.
- How long is The Last Witness?
- The Last Witness has a runtime of 1h 42m (102 minutes).
- What genre is The Last Witness?
- The Last Witness is a Crime, Drama film.
- Where was The Last Witness produced?
- The Last Witness was produced in Germany.
- What are the themes of The Last Witness?
- The themes of The Last Witness include: Courtroom Drama.