Movie Type: Psychological Thriller, Detective Film
Themes: Flight of the Innocent, Amateur Sleuths, Starting Over
Main Cast: George Kennedy, Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach, Steve Ihnat, Joan Tompkins
Release Year: 1970
Country: US
Run Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
False Witness is the British title of the American thriller Zigzag, which in turn was partially inspired by the 1950 film D.O.A.George Kennedy plays an insurance investigator who learns that he is dying from a brain tumor. Hoping to provide for his family, Kennedy confesses to a murder he didn't commit, thereby collecting the reward money. During his murder trial, Kennedy collapses and is rushed to the hospital. Subjected to laser surgery, he emerges from the hospital completely cured--and now he must unravel the airtight case he's contrived against himself in court. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Pamela Murphy - Elaine Mercer; Walter Brooke - Adam Mercer; William Marshall - Morrie Bronson; Joe Maross - Lt. Max Hines; Dana Elcar - Harold Tracey; Robert Sampson - Burt Stennis; Stewart Moss - Edgar Courtland; Charlene Holt - Sara Raymond; Robert Donner - Sgt. Mason Weber; Abigail Shelton - Muriel; Douglas Henderson - Dr. Leonard; Robert Patten - John Raymond; Richard McMurray - Dr. Sean Thompson; Anita O'Day - Sheila Stennis; Leonard Stone - Jim Harris
Credit
George W. Davis - Art Director, Marvin Summerfield - Art Director, Eddie Marks - Costume Designer, Gene Ostler - Costume Designer, Florence Hackett - Costume Designer, Arthur Jacobson - First Assistant Director, Richard A. Colla - Director, Marvin Summerfield - Director, Ferris Webster - Editor, Oliver Nelson - Composer (Music Score), Michael Curb - Songwriter, Robert Enders - Songwriter, Guy Hemric - Songwriter, Roy Orbison - Songwriter, Michael D. Margulies - Camera Operator, James A. Crabe - Cinematographer, Robert Enders - Producer, Everett Freeman - Producer, Robert R. Benton - Set Designer, Charles R. Pierce - Set Designer, Robert R. Hoag - Special Effects, Robert Enders - Screen Story, James A. Crabe - Screenwriter, John T. Kelley - Screenwriter
