Mute Witness

"She won't be silenced."

1995 1h 35m EN

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6.5

SOLID

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85%

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6.7

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 170🍅85%Rotten Tomatoes★6.7IMDB · 7,362

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Synopsis

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When a mute makeup/special effects artist working on a low-budget slasher film gets locked in a dilapidated Moscow movie studio late one night, she thinks she witnesses the making of a snuff film. Thus begins a night of terror.

“She won't be silenced.”

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Cast

Marina Zudina
Billy Hughes
Fay Ripley
Karen Hughes
Evan Richards
Andy Clarke
Igor Volkov
Arkadi
Sergei Karlenkov
Lyosha
Alec Guinness
The Reaper (credited as Mystery Guest Star)
Aleksandr Pyatkov
Wartschuk
Nikolai Pastukhov
Janitor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anthony Waller
Writers: Anthony Waller
Languages: English, Russian
Countries: Germany, Russia

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Russia.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anthony Waller, shot by Egon Werdin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Wilbert Hirsch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter R. Adam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Marina Zudina and Fay Ripley and Evan Richards carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "She won't be silenced.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anthony Waller directs. Egon Werdin behind the camera. Wilbert Hirsch scores. Peter R. Adam cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Russia. Dialogue in English, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
3International production across 2 countries: Germany, Russia.
4Directed by Anthony Waller, shot by Egon Werdin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Wilbert Hirsch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Peter R. Adam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Marina Zudina and Fay Ripley and Evan Richards carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She won't be silenced.".
9IMDB entry: tt0110604 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.