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Eyewitness
Eyewitness

Eyewitness

Only the best murder cases make the six o'clock news.

Genres

Thriller

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NYC custodian Daryll Deever is a big fan of local news reporter Tony Sokolow, so he is intrigued when she shows up to cover a story at his workplace. There's been a murder in the office building, and Tony suspects that Daryll may have insight into the crime, a notion that he furthers to stay close to her. However, when those behind the killing begin to think that he really knows something, they target the pair to keep their secrets hidden.

Others

Budget

$8500000

Revenue

$4500000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

5.598/10

Release Date

13 February 1981

Country

United States of America

Cast

William Hurt

William Hurt

Daryll Deever

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Tony Sokolow

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Joseph

James Woods

James Woods

Aldo Mercer

Irene Worth

Irene Worth

Mrs. Sokolow

Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

Mr. Deever

Pamela Reed

Pamela Reed

Linda Mercer

Albert Paulsen

Albert Paulsen

Mr. Sokolow

Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Lieutenant Jacobs

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Lieutenant Black

Alice Drummond

Alice Drummond

Mrs. Eunice Deever

Sharon Chatten

Sharon Chatten

Israeli Woman

Chao-Li Chi

Chao-Li Chi

Mr. Long

Keone Young

Keone Young

Mr. Long's Son

Dennis Sakamoto

Dennis Sakamoto

Vietnamese Man #1

Henry Yuk

Henry Yuk

Vietnamese Man #2

Mikhail Bogin

Mikhail Bogin

Shlomo

Moshe Geffen

Moshe Geffen

Cantor

Jo Davidson

Jo Davidson

Man at Concert

Bill Mazer

Bill Mazer

Sports Announcer

John Roland

John Roland

Anchorman

Jimmie Ray Weeks

Jimmie Ray Weeks

TV Producer

Milton Zane

Milton Zane

News Crew

Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy

News Crew

Dow McKeever

Dow McKeever

Video Tape Editor

Jhoe Breedlove

Jhoe Breedlove

Woman

Kimmy Wong

Kimmy Wong

Asian Child

Alex Rosa

Alex Rosa

Street Kid

Mark Burns

Mark Burns

Man on TV

Iris Whitney

Iris Whitney

Woman on TV

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