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- BFI identifier438005
- Date1994 (Copyright)
1996-01-19 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Russian Federation
- Production company
- SynopsisThriller about three American youngsters who make a film in Moscow and get entwined with the Russian underworld. Mute Billie is a special effects makeup artist working on a low-budget thriller directed by Andy, the boyfriend of her sister Karen. One night she returns to the studio to get a mask that needs further work and unwittingly stumbles onto a snuff movie which is being secretly shot. She is chased throughout the building by the men involved, who at first are uncertain as to whether they have been discovered. The men concerned, who are also involved in the production of Andy's film, claim to police that the murder never happened and that what she saw was just acting. During her attempt to prove her competence and to save her life, Billie and her friends are drawn deeper into a labyrinth involving the Russian Mafia. (Synopsis)
- Work historyAccording to Alec Guinness' 1996 book 'My Name Escapes Me', his scene in this film was shot in Hamburg on 22 March 1985. He had met Anthony Waller the previous day at a British Council party for drama and film students. Guinness played his scene to a non-existent actor, having read no more than the dialogue from his own scene. He received no fee and stipulated that his name should not appear in the cast list or in any publicity.
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Title
Mute Witness (Original)
Stumme Zeugen (Alternative)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/C132-B9B0-D2F5-B0AE-15F8-ACategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- Film / Video
35mm Colour Positive - Polyester - Combined - Viewing
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view all - ArticlesSight and Sound v6 n1 January 1996 - Credits, Review, SynopsisPremiere v4 n1 February 1996 - Short ArticleFilm-Echo/Filmwoche n33 18 Aug 1995 - Credits, ReviewFilm-Echo/Filmwoche n40 6 Oct 1995 - Short ArticleFangoria n145 August 1995 - Interview, Prod. Reportview all
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Work - 438005 - 1994 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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