Eyewitness (1956): Cast & Plot
Eyewitness is a 1956 crime drama directed by Muriel Box, starring Muriel Pavlow as Lucy, Robert Brooks Turner and Donald Sinden. It runs 1 hour 22 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 22m (82 min)
- Director
- Muriel Box
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Eyewitness About?
The premise of Eyewitness without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After a heated argument, Lucy flees her home and seeks refuge at a nearby cinema, where she inadvertently witnesses two criminals robbing the theater’s safe. Trying to escape, she’s struck by a bus and taken to the hospital, only for the thieves to follow, intent on silencing the sole witness who could link them to the heist.
Eyewitness Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- television set
- quarrel
- quarrel between married couple
- shot to death
- robbery
- movie theater
- husband wife relationship
- hit by a bus
- robbery under arms
- damsel in distress
- dysfunctional marriage
- nagging wife
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- rented car
- male male relationship
- mustached man
- safecracker
- theatre manager
- unknown identity
- old woman
- hospital ward
- night nurse
- elderly female patient
- young doctor
- night watchman
- guard dog
- hearing impaired
- menace
- murder
- death threat
- eyewitness
- pursuit
- night prowler
- distraught husband
- distraught wife
- strangulation
- young romance
- lovers rendezvous
- police station
- missing woman
- happy ending
- telephone call
- child patient
- disguise
- lie
- several attemps to murder
- whistle
- female patient
- man wears a hearing aid
- british noir
- dog
Eyewitness Cast & Characters
Muriel Pavlow leads the cast as Lucy, with Robert Brooks Turner as Man Standing Outside Cinema with Woman and Donald Sinden as Wade. Directed by Muriel Box; 30 actors are credited in all.
- Director Muriel Box
- Muriel Pavlow as Lucy
- Robert Brooks Turner as Man Standing Outside Cinema with Woman
- Donald Sinden as Wade
- Nigel Stock as Barney
Also Starring in Eyewitness
· 26 more- Michael Craig Jay
- Lionel Jeffries Man in Pub
- Allan Cuthbertson Det. Inspector
- Marianne Stone Cinema Usherette
- Cyril Chamberlain Cinema Patron
- Charles Victor Police Desk Sergeant
- Richard Wattis Anaesthetist
- George Woodbridge Hospital Security Man
- Martin Boddey Police Sgt.
- Hal Osmond Hospital Doorman
- Howard Lang Cinema Commissionaire
- Leslie Dwyer Henry Cammon
- John Stuart Chief Constable
- Thomas Heathcote Tom - Barman
- John Warren Joe - British Legion Barman
- Harry Towb Sugdon
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- Martin Wyldeck Police Driver
- Avice Landone Night Sister
- Belinda Lee Penny
- Anthony Oliver Podge
- Nicholas Parsons House Surgeon
- David Knight Mike
- Anna Turner Mrs. Hays
- Ada Reeve Mrs. Hudson
- Susan Beaumont Probationary Nurse
- Gillian Harrison Molly
More from Muriel Box
More films directed by Muriel Box: Rattle of a Simple Man, Too Young to Love, Subway in the Sky and This Other Eden.
Eyewitness Plot Summary
What happens in Eyewitness from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
After a heated argument with her husband, Lucy Church, Muriel Pavlow, storms out and goes to the local cinema for a distraction. Inside, two criminals, Wade, Donald Sinden, and Barney, Nigel Stock, are in the midst of robbing the cinema’s safe and murder the cinema manager as they press their heist forward. When they pursue her, Lucy is struck by a bus and rushed to the hospital, a twist of fate that keeps her in the town long enough for the danger to linger.
Full summary
The whole story of Eyewitness, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Eyewitness?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Why does Lucy Church go to the local cinema on the night the story begins?
Eyewitness Also Known As
Also known as “Testigo en peligro”.
- Also known as
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- Testigo en peligro
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Eyewitness FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Eyewitness, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Eyewitness?
Eyewitness runs 1 hour 22 minutes (82 minutes).
When was Eyewitness released?
Eyewitness was released on August 14, 1956.
Who directed Eyewitness?
Eyewitness was directed by Muriel Box.
More films by Muriel Box Who is in the cast of Eyewitness?
Eyewitness stars Muriel Pavlow as Lucy, Robert Brooks Turner as Man Standing Outside Cinema with Woman and Donald Sinden as Wade, among 30 credited actors.
Does Eyewitness have a post-credit scene?
No. Eyewitness has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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