but changed the fates of other characters. Characters (play) Leonard Vole, the accused Emily French, the victim Janet Mackenzie, Emily French's maid Romaine (subsequently renamed as Christine) Heilger/Vole, "wife" of the accused Mr Mayhew / Mayherne, the solicitor of the accused Sir Wilfrid Robarts, QC, senior counsel of the accused Mr Myers, QC, the Crown prosecutor Mr Justice Wainwright, the judge Inspector Hearne, the arresting officer Greta, Sir Wilfrid's typist Carter, Sir Wilfrid's clerk Publishing history 1925: Flynn's Weekly, 31 January – as Traitor's Hands 1933: The Hound of Death 1948: The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories 1993: The Mousetrap & Other Plays In other media Theatre Witness for the Prosecution was adapted as a play by Agatha Christie. The play opened in London on 28 October 1953 at the Winter Garden Theatre, produced by Peter Saunders, and directed by Wallace Douglas. The premiere cast included Derek Blomfield as Leonard Vole, Patricia Jessel as Romaine Vole, and David Horne as Sir Wilfrid Robarts. 2002 Свидетель обвинения (Russia) 2005 Khara Sangaycha Tar (Marathi) 2011 (検察側の証人 [Kensatsugawa no shonin] ) Witness for the Prosecution (Japan) 2018 "奪命証人" Witness for the Prosecution by Carina Lau, Paul Chun Pui and Tse Kwan Ho (Hong Kong) 2018 Tomar Kono Satyo Nei (Bengali) Film A film version of Witness for the Prosecution premiered in 1957 (and reached general release in early 1958), with Tyrone Power as Leonard Vole, Marlene Dietrich as Christine Vole and Charles Laughton as Sir Wilfrid Robarts Q.C. The film was adapted by Larry Marcus, Harry Kurnitz and the film's director, Billy Wilder. The play opened on Broadway on December 16, 1954. In August 2016, Variety reported that Ben Affleck was in talks to direct and star in a remake of Witness for the Prosecution. Christopher Keyser was to write the script, and Affleck would produce, with Matt Damon, Jennifer Todd and the Agatha Christie estate. The project was never realized. The 2016 BBC TV mini series was also issued as a standalone film. Television BBC Television produced Witness for the Prosecution in 1949, with Dale Rogers as Leonard Vole, Mary Kerridge as Romaine Vole and Derek Elphinstone as Sir Wilfrid Robarts Q.C. This version was directed by John Glyn-Jones and adapted by Sidney Budd. Witness for the Prosecution was next adapted for NBC, also in 1949, with Nicholas Saunders as Leonard Vole. This version aired as part of The Chevrolet