Eyewitness (1970 film)

Eyewitness
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Hough
Produced by	Irving Allen
Written by	Ronald Harwood Bryan Forbes (Uncredited)
Starring	Mark Lester Susan George Lionel Jeffries
Music by	David Whitaker Van der Graaf Generator Fairfield Parlour
Edited by	Geoffrey Foot
Production company	ABPC Irving Allen Productions
Distributed by	MGM-EMI (UK)
Release dates	June 1970
Running time	92 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Eyewitness (also entitled Sudden Terror) is a 1970 British drama film directed by John Hough.^[1]

Outline

Ziggy, a boy of about twelve, is an accidental witness to a killing on a Mediterranean island, after which he is attacked himself. He goes on the run with his older sister, Pippa, helped by their grandfather.

Cast

• Mark Lester as Ziggy
• Lionel Jeffries as Grandpa
• Susan George as Pippa
• Jeremy Kemp as Inspector Galleria
• Peter Vaughan as Paul Grazzini
• Tony Bonner as Tom Jones
• Betty Marsden as Madame Robiac
• Peter Bowles as Victor Grazzini
• Joseph Furst as Local Police Sergeant
• David Lodge as Local Policeman

Production

The film was green lit by Bryan Forbes at Elstree Studios, who was impressed by Hough's debut film about Robin Hood. He did some uncredited rewriting of the script.^[2]

References

External links

• Eyewitness at the Internet Movie Database