Eyewitness
“Only the best murder cases make the six o'clock news.”
1981 · 1 h 43 min
Peter YatesCast
William Hurt 
Sigourney Weaver 
Christopher Plummer 
James Woods 
Irene Worth 
Kenneth McMillan
Credits
Written by: Steve Tesich
Plot
A janitor who has a crush on a TV reporter pretends to know about a murder to get close to her.
Sinekatalog’s take
Peter Yates's thriller is quirky and tense, with William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver and Christopher Plummer.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.9 / 10 (6,381 votes)
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