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Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two months following his heart attack. Returning to the practise of his lawyer skills, he takes the case of Leonard Vole, an unemployed man who is accused of murdering an elderly lady friend of his, Mrs. Emily French. While Leonard Vole claims he's innocent, although all evidence points to him as the killer, his alibi witness, his cold German wife Christine, instead of entering the court as a witness for the defense, she becomes the witness for the prosecution and strongly claims her husband is guilty of the murder.

Ralph Richardson
Sir Wilfred Robarts

Deborah Kerr
Nurse Plimsoll

Beau Bridges
Leonard Vole

Donald Pleasence
Mr. Myers

Wendy Hiller
Janet Mackenzie

Diana Rigg
Christine Vole

David Langton
Mayhew

Richard Vernon
Brogan-Moore

Peter Sallis
Carter

Michael Gough
Judge

Frank Mills
Chief Inspector Hearne

Michael Nightingale
Clerk of the Court

Peter Copley
Dr. Harrison

Patricia Leslie
Mrs. French

John Kidd
Court Usher

Ken Kitson
Policeman (as Kit Kitson)

Wilfred Grove
Photographer

Primi Townsend
Diana

Andrew MacLachlan
Jury Foreman

Aubrey Woods
Tailor

Zulema Dene
Miss Johnson

Barbara New
Miss O'Brien

Jenny Donnison
1st Nurse

Ceri Jackson
2nd Nurse

Harold Coyne
Juror (uncredited)

Walter Henry
Juror (uncredited)

Gerry Judge
Man in Court (uncredited)

Reg Thomason
Barrister (uncredited)

Harry Van Engel
Juror (uncredited)