---
title: 'The Witness (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean-Pierre Mocky'
released: '1978-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-witness-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078377/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Witness (1978)

1978 · 106 min · Crime, Thriller · France, Italy

Original title: Le Témoin

## Synopsis

The Witness is a French-Italian crime-thriller film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky and starring Alberto Sordi and Philippe Noiret. It is loosely based on the novel Shadow of a Doubt by Harrison Judd.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean-Pierre Mocky](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-mocky)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean-Pierre Mocky](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-mocky), [Augusto Caminito](https://cinepixo.com/people/augusto-caminito), [Sergio Amidei](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-amidei), [Rodolfo Sonego](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodolfo-sonego)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Piero Piccioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-piccioni)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sergio D'Offizi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-d-offizi)

## Cast

- [Philippe Noiret](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-noiret)
- [Franco Marchesani](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-marchesani)
- [Alberto Sordi](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-sordi)
- [Gérard Hoffmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-hoffmann)
- [Gisèle Préville](https://cinepixo.com/people/gisele-preville)
- [Jean-Claude Rémoleux](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-remoleux)
- [Roland Dubillard](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-dubillard)
- [Dominique Zardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-zardi)
- [Madeleine Colin](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-colin)
- [Paul Crauchet](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-crauchet)
- [Henri Attal](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-attal)
- [Paul Müller](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-muller)

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