Mute Witness (1995): Cast, Box Office, Plot & Where to Watch
Mute Witness is a 1995 horror thriller directed by Anthony Waller, starring Marina Zudina as Billy Hughes, Evan Richards and Fay Ripley. It runs 1 hour 35 minutes and earned $1.1 million worldwide. Stream it on ARROW and Fandor, or rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 35m (95 min)
- Director
- Anthony Waller
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Comet Filmproduktion
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Mute Witness About?
The premise of Mute Witness without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Despite being mute, Billy has built a successful career as a makeup artist. While in Russia on a film directed by her sister’s boyfriend Andy, she is locked in the studio after hours and witnesses a snuff film being shot. She escapes, and with sister Kate’s help alerts the police. Her report provokes the Russian mafia that funded the illicit production.
Mute Witness Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- mute
- russian mafia
- cult film
- dark comedy
- snuff movie
- chase
- female rear nudity
- female frontal nudity
- female full frontal nudity
- female star appears nude
- slasher
- neo hitchcock
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- escape
- artist
- slasher horror
- snuff
- diskette
- police
- murder
- hitchcockian
- flashback
- taking a bath
- reference to alfred hitchcock
- vertigo shot
- red square
- moscow russia
- dead body
- movie prop
- destroying a room
- held at gunpoint
- f word
- language barrier
- handcuffed to a steering wheel
- home invasion
- knife throwing
- disbelieving authority
- killing a dog
- sign language
- film within a film
- psychopath
- hit with a gun butt
- nightmare
- corpse
- undercover cop
- disposing of a dead body
- electrocution
- sister sister relationship
- female nudity
- exploding car
- faked death
Where to Watch Mute Witness
Stream it on ARROW and Fandor, or rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. US availability and prices from JustWatch.
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Mute Witness Cast & Characters
Marina Zudina leads the cast as Billy Hughes, with Evan Richards as Andy Clarke and Fay Ripley as Karen Hughes. Directed by Anthony Waller; 17 actors are credited in all.
- Director Anthony Waller
- Marina Zudina as Billy Hughes
- Evan Richards as Andy Clarke
- Fay Ripley as Karen Hughes
- Igor Volkov as Arkadi
Also Starring in Mute Witness
· 13 more- Sergei Karlenkov Lyosha
- Alec Guinness The Reaper
- Oleg Yankovskiy Larsen
- Aleksandr Pyatkov Wartschuk
- Nikolay Chindyaykin Inspector Pekar
- Yuriy Sherstnyov Angry Neighbour
- Nikolai Pastukhov Janitor
- Denis Karasyov Fake Policeman
- Aleksandr Bureyev Strohbecker
- Igor Ilin Fake Policeman
- Konstantin Sitnikov Angry Props Manager
- Olga Tolstetskaya
- Larisa Khusnullina Victim
Mute Witness Plot Summary
What happens in Mute Witness from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Billy Hughes, a mute special-effects makeup artist, is in Moscow working on a low-budget slasher film directed by Andy Clarke, the boyfriend of her elder sister, Karen Hughes. One night, Billy returns to the set to fetch a piece of equipment for the next day’s shoot and finds the studio locked behind her. She phones Karen for help and communicates via Morse code, but she discovers an after-hours crew shooting a cheap pornographic film. Watching unseen, Billy is amused until the performance turns sadistic. When Arkadi, the masked actor, pulls out a knife and brutally stabs the actress to death, Billy reacts and is discovered. She flees through the studio, pursued by the film’s director, Lyosha, before crashing through a window outside.
Full summary
The whole story of Mute Witness, scene by scene
Mute Witness Box Office
Mute Witness grossed $1.1 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$1.1M
- US & Canada
- $1.1M
Mute Witness Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 2 trailers.
- Trailer Official Trailer
How Well Do You Know Mute Witness?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 9
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
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- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
Who is the mute special‑effects makeup artist at the center of the story?
Cars in Mute Witness
11 cars on screen, including the 1977 GAZ 14 Chaika and the 1947 GAZ M-20 Pobeda.
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1977 GAZ 14 Chaika Important role -
1947 GAZ M-20 Pobeda Important role -
1987 Moskvitch 2141 Important role -
1982 GAZ 3102 Volga Minor role
Mute Witness Also Known As
14 alternative titles, including “Tyst vittne” and “Nemoy Svidetel”.
- Also known as
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- Tyst vittne
- Nemoy Svidetel
- Gli occhi del testimone
- Mute Witness - Stumme Zeugin
- Témoin muet
- Testigo mudo
- 无声言证
- A néma tanú
- Немой свидетель
- Ням свидетел
- 무언의 목격자
- Testemunha Muda
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- Sessiz Tanık
- Němý svědek
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Mute Witness FAQ: Where to Watch, Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, director, cast, where to watch, box office and post-credit scenes of Mute Witness, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Mute Witness?
Mute Witness runs 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes).
When was Mute Witness released?
Mute Witness was released on January 28, 1995.
Who directed Mute Witness?
Mute Witness was directed by Anthony Waller.
More films by Anthony Waller Who is in the cast of Mute Witness?
Mute Witness stars Marina Zudina as Billy Hughes, Evan Richards as Andy Clarke and Fay Ripley as Karen Hughes, among 17 credited actors.
Where can I watch Mute Witness?
In the US, Mute Witness is streaming on ARROW, Fandor and Midnight Pulp and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home (availability from JustWatch).
How much did Mute Witness make at the box office?
Mute Witness grossed $1.1 million worldwide.
Does Mute Witness have a post-credit scene?
No. Mute Witness has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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