232 mins |
Rated
PG (Violence)
NOTE: Re-scheduled to Sunday 13th September.
A double feature of Marlene Dietrich's collaborations with Billy Wilder A FOREIGN AFFAIR and WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION. Two of her most popular late-career turns that showcases for her acting ferocity in collaboration with a legendary Hollywood director!
Special ticket prices for Academy Members.
20 minute intermission between film.
A FOREIGN AFFAIR (1949)
From the inimitable Billy Wilder (DOUBLE INDEMNITY, SUNSET BOULEVARD) comes this classic comedy that mixes romance with hard-boiled wit in a story about stiff-necked Iowa congresswoman Phoebe Frost (Jean Arthur – Shane) mired in jaded postwar Berlin.
As she investigates the morale of American troops, Phoebe is cynically wooed by fellow Iowan Captain John Pringle (John Lund), who is trying to cover up his affair with Nazi-tainted chanteuse Erika von Schlütow (Marlene Dietrich –WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION, THE BLUE ANGEL).
Filled with sharp dialogue and satiric jabs, A FOREIGN AFFAIR is one of Wilder’s most beloved comedies, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film in its UK debut on Blu-ray.
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957)
Based on the hit play by Agatha Christie, Billy Wilder’s Witness for the Prosecution was nominated for six Academy Awards and was reportedly praised by Christie herself as the best adaptation of her work she had seen.
When a wealthy widow is found murdered, her married suitor, Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power), is accused of the crime. Vole’s only hope for acquittal is the testimony of his wife (Marlene Dietrich)… but his airtight alibi shatters when she reveals some shocking secrets of her own.
Also starring the incredible Charles Laughton in an Oscar® nominated role, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION left audiences reeling from its surprise twists and shocking climax.
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NOTE: Re-scheduled to Sunday 13th September.
A double feature of Marlene Dietrich's collaborations with Billy Wilder A FOREIGN AFFAIR and WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION. Two of her most popular late-career turns that showcases for her acting ferocity in collaboration with a legendary Hollywood director!
Special ticket prices for Academy Members.
20 minute intermission between film.
A FOREIGN AFFAIR (1949)
From the inimitable Billy Wilder (DOUBLE INDEMNITY, SUNSET BOULEVARD) comes this classic comedy that mixes romance with hard-boiled wit in a story about stiff-necked Iowa congresswoman Phoebe Frost (Jean Arthur – Shane) mired in jaded postwar Berlin.
As she investigates the morale of American troops, Phoebe is cynically wooed by fellow Iowan Captain John Pringle (John Lund), who is trying to cover up his affair with Nazi-tainted chanteuse Erika von Schlütow (Marlene Dietrich –WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION, THE BLUE ANGEL).
Filled with sharp dialogue and satiric jabs, A FOREIGN AFFAIR is one of Wilder’s most beloved comedies, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film in its UK debut on Blu-ray.
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957)
Based on the hit play by Agatha Christie, Billy Wilder’s Witness for the Prosecution was nominated for six Academy Awards and was reportedly praised by Christie herself as the best adaptation of her work she had seen.
When a wealthy widow is found murdered, her married suitor, Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power), is accused of the crime. Vole’s only hope for acquittal is the testimony of his wife (Marlene Dietrich)… but his airtight alibi shatters when she reveals some shocking secrets of her own.
Also starring the incredible Charles Laughton in an Oscar® nominated role, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION left audiences reeling from its surprise twists and shocking climax.