Adult Summer Reading - ‘Who Done It’ Double Feature Tuesdays - 'Witness For the Prosecution'
Tuesday, August 273:00—5:00 PMMeeting RoomHamburg Township Library10411 Merrill Road, Hamburg, MI, 48139
‘Who Done It’ Double Feature Tuesdays
Explore the world of crime capers, hard-boiled detective stories, classic ‘who done its’ and some crime comedy all summer long with Double Feature Tuesdays.
There will be a light dinner offered with beverages and movie snacks between showings. You can come for both films or just one and still make it a ‘Dinner & Movie’ night out.
The featured films are a mix of classic black and white Hollywood films from the 1930s, 40s and 50s for the first showing and the second screening are favorite films (in color) from the 1950s through modern day.
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Witness for the Prosecution - Not Rated
Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 legal mystery thriller film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, and Elsa Lanchester. The film, which has elements of bleak black comedy and film noir, is a courtroom drama set in the Old Bailey in London and is based on the 1953 play of the same name by Agatha Christie. The first film adaptation of Christie's story, Witness for the Prosecution was adapted for the screen by Larry Marcus, Harry Kurnitz, and Wilder. The film was acclaimed by critics and received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. It also received five Golden Globes nominations including a win for Elsa Lanchester as Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Additionally, the film was selected as the sixth-best courtroom drama ever by the American Film Institute for their AFI's 10 Top 10 list.
As the end credits appear on screen, an announcer's voice is heard: "The management of this theater suggests that for the greater entertainment of your friends who have not yet seen the picture you will not divulge to anyone the secret of the ending of Witness for the Prosecution.
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