
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

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

Aria
Aria

Cinderella
Cinderella

The Man in the Orange Jacket
The Man in the Orange Jacket

How to Forget You
How to Forget You

The Ski Bum
The Ski Bum
Twice
Twice

Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment

Drowning Mona
Drowning Mona

The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show

One Eye Red
One Eye Red

Crooks in Clover
Crooks in Clover

P.S.
P.S.