Eyewitness (1981 film)
| Eyewitness | |
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| Directed by | Peter Yates |
| Written by | Steve Tesich |
| Produced by | Peter Yates |
| Starring | William Hurt Sigourney Weaver Christopher Plummer James Woods |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Cynthia Scheider |
| Music by | Stanley Silverman |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8.5 million or $6.4 million |
| Box office | $4.5 million (US/ Canada) |
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, Morgan Freeman and James Woods. The story involves a television news reporter and a janitor who team to solve a murder.