Eyewitness

1981 film directed by Peter Yates
Movie film Q1755573
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Eyewitness

Summary

Eyewitness is a film[1]. Eyewitness ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,775 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eyewitness's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Eyewitness's director is recorded as Peter Yates[4].
  • Eyewitness's screenwriter is recorded as Steve Tesich[5].
  • Eyewitness's composer is recorded as Stanley Silverman[6].
  • Eyewitness's genre is recorded as mystery film[7].
  • Eyewitness's genre is recorded as thriller film[8].
  • Eyewitness's cast member is recorded as William Hurt[9].
  • Eyewitness's cast member is recorded as Sigourney Weaver[10].
  • Eyewitness's cast member is recorded as Christopher Plummer[11].
  • Eyewitness's cast member is recorded as James Woods[12].
  • Eyewitness's cast member is recorded as Morgan Freeman[13].
  • Eyewitness's cast member is recorded as Albert Paulsen[14].
  • Eyewitness's cast member is recorded as Alice Drummond[15].
  • Eyewitness's cast member is recorded as Irene Worth[16].
  • Eyewitness's cast member is recorded as Kenneth McMillan[17].
  • Eyewitness's cast member is recorded as Pamela Reed[18].
  • Eyewitness's cast member is recorded as Steven Hill[19].
  • Eyewitness's producer is recorded as Peter Yates[20].
  • Eyewitness's production company is recorded as 20th Century Studios[21].
  • Eyewitness's director of photography is recorded as Matthew F. Leonetti[22].
  • Eyewitness's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0082353[23].
  • Eyewitness's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[24].
  • Eyewitness's review score is recorded as 6.6/10[25].
  • Eyewitness's review score is recorded as 73%[26].
  • Eyewitness's color is recorded as color[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Eyewitness's producer is recorded as Peter Yates[20]. Eyewitness's director is recorded as Peter Yates[4]. Eyewitness's screenwriter is recorded as Steve Tesich[5]. Cast members include William Hurt[9], Sigourney Weaver[10], Christopher Plummer[11], James Woods[12], Morgan Freeman[13], and Albert Paulsen[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1981-02-13T00:00:00Z[28], +1981-06-17T00:00:00Z[29], +1981-07-09T00:00:00Z[30], +1981-08-26T00:00:00Z[31], +1981-09-03T00:00:00Z[32], and +1981-09-04T00:00:00Z[33]. Eyewitness's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[24]. Genres include mystery film[7] and thriller film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 6.6/10[25] and 73%[26].

Why It Matters

Eyewitness ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,775 views/month).[2] Eyewitness has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Eyewitness is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [25] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
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  29. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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