Name: Witness in the City
Director: Édouard Molinaro
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1959-01-01
Duration: 86 min

Witness in the City (1959) follows a man who murders his wife’s lover by throwing him from a moving train, only to be pursued by a determined taxi driver who witnessed the crime. As the killer tries to silence his pursuer, a tense cat-and-mouse chase unfolds through the nocturnal streets of Paris. This moody French noir blends suspense, revenge, and urban atmosphere in a gripping tale of guilt and pursuit.

Witness in the City Blu-ray editions

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Comparison of Witness in the City Blu-ray Editions
Disc Extras	Kino BD-A/US 2022	Radiance BD-B/UK 2023
Introduction by Tony Rayns (17:13)
French Noir - Interview with Ginette Vincendeau (22:38)
Interview with Philippe Durant (2014, 10:54)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Kino’s Blu-ray contains no extras. It is included in the “French Noir Collection” box set with Speaking of Murder (1957) and Back to the Wall (1958). Trailers included: Back to the Wall (1958), Les liaisons dangereuses (1959), Viva Maria! (1965), The Valachi Papers (1972), A Pain in the Ass (1973) and Illustrious Corpses (1976).
Radiance’s Blu-ray is included in the “World Noir Vol. 1” box set with I Am Waiting (1957) and The Facts of Murder (1959). It contains an 80-page booklet with writing by William Carroll, Barry Forshaw, Pasquale Iannone, Hayley Scanlon, and Sam Wigley; and an interview with director Édouard Molinaro.