Witness for the Prosecution. Poster of the 1957 movie and cover of the 1948 book, The Witness for the Prosecution
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The Witness for the Prosecution
Agatha Christie, 1948
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Billy Wilder, 1957

Sir Wilfrid Robarts, a master barrister in ill health, takes on Leonard Vole as a client, despite the objections of his private nurse, Miss Plimsoll, who says the doctor warns him against taking on any criminal cases. During the trial in the Old Bailey, Sir Wilfrid is contacted by a mysterious woman who, for a fee, provides him with letters written by Christine herself to a mysterious lover named Max.


Judgment at Nuremberg. Poster of the 1961 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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Judgment at Nuremberg
Abby Mann, 2002
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Stanley Kramer, 1961

Judgment at Nuremberg centers on a military tribunal convened in Nuremberg, Germany, in which four German judges and prosecutors stand accused of crimes against humanity for their involvement in atrocities committed under the Nazi regime. Judge Dan Haywood is the chief judge of a three-judge panel of Allied jurists who will hear and decide the case against the defendants.


Touch of Evil. Poster of the 1958 movie and cover of the 1956 book, Badge of Evil
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Badge of Evil
Whit Masterson, 1956
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Orson Welles, 1958

In Los Robles, a Mexican town along the U.S.–Mexico border, a time bomb is planted in a car. The stress of these accusations, along with pressure from Uncle Joe Grandi, the brother of a man Vargas has been investigating, to strike a deal to discredit Vargas, causes Quinlan—who has been sober for 12 years—to fall off the wagon.


The Dreamers. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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The Dreamers
Gilbert Adair, 1988
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Bernardo Bertolucci, 2003

Matthew is an American exchange student who has come to Paris to study French. The three bond over a shared love of film. After dinner with their parents, Théo and Isabelle offer Matthew the chance to stay with them while their parents are on a trip. After Théo loses at a trivia game, Isabelle sentences him to masturbate to a Marlene Dietrich poster in front of them.


Around the World in 80 Days. Poster of the 1956 movie and cover of the 1872 book, Around the World in Eighty Days
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Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne, 1872
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Michael Anderson, John Farrow, 1956

In 1872, an English gentleman Phileas Fogg claims he can circumnavigate the world in eighty days. He makes a £20,000 wager with four skeptical fellow members of the Reform Club that he can arrive back eighty days from exactly 8:45 pm that evening. Together with his resourceful valet, Passepartout, they set out on the journey from Paris by a gas balloon.