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Witness in the Dark

  • 19591959
  • 1h 2m
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6.6/10
249
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Witness in the Dark (1959)
Thriller
An elderly woman is murdered by a thief, with the only witness a blind girl whom the killer returns to silence permanently.An elderly woman is murdered by a thief, with the only witness a blind girl whom the killer returns to silence permanently.An elderly woman is murdered by a thief, with the only witness a blind girl whom the killer returns to silence permanently.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
249
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Wolf Rilla
  • Writers
    • Leigh Vance(screenplay)
    • John Lemont(screenplay)
    • James Parish(original play)
  • Stars
    • Patricia Dainton
    • Conrad Phillips
    • Madge Ryan
  • Director
    • Wolf Rilla
  • Writers
    • Leigh Vance(screenplay)
    • John Lemont(screenplay)
    • James Parish(original play)
  • Stars
    • Patricia Dainton
    • Conrad Phillips
    • Madge Ryan
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    • 13User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Patricia Dainton
    Patricia Dainton
    • Jane Pringle
    Conrad Phillips
    Conrad Phillips
    • Inspector Coates
    Madge Ryan
    Madge Ryan
    • Mrs. Finch
    Nigel Green
    Nigel Green
    • The Intruder
    Enid Lorimer
    • Mrs. Temple
    Richard O'Sullivan
    Richard O'Sullivan
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    Stuart Saunders
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    Noel Trevarthen
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    Maureen O'Reilly
    • Sophie Trellan
    Ian Colin
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    Larry Burns
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    • Woman Neighbour
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    • Director
      • Wolf Rilla
    • Writers
      • Leigh Vance(screenplay)
      • John Lemont(screenplay)
      • James Parish(original play)
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    • Trivia
      First released in England in 1959 as a Second feature. In 1961, the film aired on American television on the show Kraft Mystery Theater. The next year it won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best television episode.
    • Connections
      Edited into Kraft Mystery Theater: Witness in the Dark (1961)

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    A delightful British thriller
    I enjoyed this little UK thriller, a very short one - 62mn. Not an action packed, shot only indoors, two or three sets, perhaps four.

    No many characters, but very effective.

    The tale of a blind girl who, by accident, crosses the path of a thief turned killer, who have just murdered the upper flat neighbour - and friend - of the same blind girl.

    Of course, there is a police investigation. Cops searching traces of the killer, and asking for help of the blind girl.

    i won't say that's a fascinating movie but, unlikely many others of this kind, it's not boring at all. We expect a love affair between the detective in charge of the case and the blind girl; but it seems that we an still wait for it...

    I'll put it between Blink and Blind Terror, and perhaps Jennifer Eight. But don't remember if this latest film is about a blind girl...Sorry

    Wolf Rilla directed Village of the Damned just after this one. And some years later, he made a remake of Asphalt Jungle: "Cairo".
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    • Release date
      • December 1959 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zeuge im Dunkeln
    • Filming locations
      • Twickenham Studios, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Alliance Film Distributors Limited
      • Sydney Box Associates
      • Ethiro-Alliance
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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