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Eight Witnesses

Feature film · 60 min · dir. Lawrence Huntington

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Synopsis

A scientist on the run with a valuable formula is murdered, and the only witnesses are eight blind people.

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Details

Director
Lawrence Huntington
Writer
Halsted Welles
Released
1954-09-17
Running time
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★ · A Cold War Film Noir · bobsluckycat · 2014-11-23

This little film is straight from the Cold War era and it's all about a missing formula and a murdered scientist fleeing from behind the "Iron Curtain". Shot on location in Bavaria, it has an authentic feel to it. The film is shot in such a way that all of the English dialogue could have been easily dubbed into German and probably was. Peggy Ann Garner was the big American star in the picture and Dennis Price the stolid British co-star, such as they are. It's interesting but obvious. Tacked on beginning and ending add nothing to the picture. Take it or leave. Picture quality O.K. but you can…

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