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Eyewitness

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Eyewitness

Feb 13, 1981

1h 43m

★ 5.6

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

William Hurt

Daryll Deever

William Hurt

Sigourney Weaver

Tony Sokolow

Sigourney Weaver

Christopher Plummer

Joseph

Christopher Plummer

James Woods

Aldo Mercer

James Woods

Irene Worth

Mrs. Sokolow

Irene Worth

Kenneth McMillan

Mr. Deever

Kenneth McMillan

Pamela Reed

Linda Mercer

Pamela Reed

Albert Paulsen

Mr. Sokolow

Albert Paulsen

Steven Hill

Lieutenant Jacobs

Steven Hill

Morgan Freeman

Lieutenant Black

Morgan Freeman

Alice Drummond

Mrs. Eunice Deever

Alice Drummond

Sharon Chatten

Israeli Woman

Sharon Chatten

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