Hostile Witness

Hostile Witness (1968)

Simon Crawford is a barrister whose daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident. When his neighbor is also killed, evidence points to the barrister as the murderer.

Date of release
1968-11-01
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ray Milland

Casting

Interesting facts

Hostile Witness is a 1968 British courtroom drama film based on a play by Jack Roffey, directed by Ray Milland and starring Milland, Sylvia Syms, Raymond Huntley and Julian Holloway.

Production

The play debuted in 1964 starring Michael Denison and transferred to the West End.

Jay Julien bought the production rights to stage the play in the United States. In 1965, Ray Milland agreed to appear in the play in New York. It was Milland's first theatrical appearance in some years, apart from appearing in a road version of My Fair Lady.

The New York Times called it "serviceable". The show had a capitalisation of $125,000 and ended on July 2 after 157 performances. Milland then took the play on tour. The Los Angeles Times called the production "absorbing, completely satisfactory, and wholly successful thriller."

In March 1967, it was announced that Milland would star in and direct a film version for Edward Small and United Artists. Shooting began in London in July 1967 with David Rose producing.

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