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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.
Summaries. A janitor who claims he's seen a murder becomes romantically involved with the glamorous TV reporter covering the story. 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. New York City custodian Daryll Deever (William Hurt) is a big fan of local news reporter Tony Sokolow (Sigourney Weaver), so he is intrigued when she shows up to cover a story at his...
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- Peter Yates
- R
- William Hurt
Release Date. 1981. Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 48m. Synopsis. 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.
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.