The Witness (1969)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The witness |
| Original title | Le Témoin |
| Country of production | Belgium / France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1969 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Anne Walter |
| script | Anne Walter |
| production |
Pierre Levie , René Thévenet |
| music |
François de Roubaix , Patrice Sciorrino |
| camera | Roger Duculot |
| cut | Colette Cueille |
| occupation | |
| |
The witness (original title: Le Témoin ) is a Belgian film by Anne Walter from 1969 with Claude Jade and Gérard Barray in the leading roles. After the film was released in Belgium on January 1, 1969, it was first broadcast in Germany four years later on August 24, 1973 on German television . The film was only shown in France in 1980.
action
The student and English teacher Cécile, who lives in Bruges, lives in sublet with Madame Hanka, a fortune teller. After watching Madame Hanka murdered, Cécile meets the museum director and art dealer Van Britten. Both feel drawn to each other. She leaves her boyfriend Thomas and moves to Van Britten.
Meanwhile, the police are investigating Hanka's murder. Inspector Haas suspects Van Britten, who is released for lack of evidence. Cécile finally recognizes in Van Britten's chauffeur Hermann the murderer of Madame Hanka, who now also wants to kill Cécile as a murder witness. Van Britten flees with Cécile, but they are surprised by Hermann. The two men die in an exchange of fire. Now Cécile is alone.
background
Director Anne Walter cast Cécile with Claude Jade, who had recently shot with Alfred Hitchcock . In her autobiography Baisers envolés , Claude Jade reports that Walter himself did not appear on the set and that the production manager Louis Duchesne had taken over her work. Claude Jade and Jean-Claude Dauphin were lovers at the time.
Web links
- The witness in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The witness. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .