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Eyewitness (released in the UK as The Janitor) is a 1981 American neo-noir thriller film produced and directed by Peter Yates and written by Steve Tesich. It stars William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, and James Woods. The story involves a television news reporter and a janitor who team to solve a murder.
Feb 13, 1981 · Eyewitness: Directed by Peter Yates. With William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, James Woods. A janitor who claims he's seen a murder becomes romantically involved with the glamorous TV reporter covering the story.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Peter Yates
- 1981-02-13
Eyewitness. Roger Ebert January 01, 1981. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. There are other complications. Sigourney Weaver is engaged to an Israeli agent ( Christopher Plummer) who is involved in secret international negotiations to smuggle Jews out of the Soviet Union.
Fresh off the success of Breaking Away (1979), writer Steve Tesich and director Peter Yates re-team on a thriller starring a young William Hurt as a janitor infatuated with television reporter Sigourney Weaver.
Eyewitness (1981) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
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Daryll Deever is a janitor in an office building in New York, and a big fan of TV news reporter, Tony Sokolow. When a rich man is murdered in Daryll's building, Tony comes to cover the story and Daryll introduces himself to her.
