5 Million Witnesses

5 Million Witnesses

1965 · 93 min · ★ 7.3 · Crime

Now we see a naive reminder that television used to broadcast live productions, but in this case the live broadcast has taken on a surprisingly criminal dimension. One of the actors was killed during the broadcast - and it was seen by all the five million people who watched. Investigators are then reconstructing the suspicious event to find out whether it was an accident or a premeditated crime...

Directed by Eva Sadková · Written by Václav Nývlt

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