Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: AV581
- Format: 4K Ultra HD
- UPC: 760137152811
- Street Date: 06/11/24
- PreBook Date: 05/07/24
- Label: Arrow Video »
- Genre: Horror
- Run Time: 95 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: STEREO
- Year of Production: 1995
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot:
- Territory: US
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Actor: Marina Zudina
- Actor: Fay Ripley
- Actor: Oleg Yankovsky
- Actor: Alec Guinness
- Actor: Evan Richards
- Actor: Igor Volkov
- Actor: Sergei Karlenkov
- Actor: Aleksandr Pyatkov
- Actor: Nikolai Pastukhov
- Actor: Aleksandr Bureyev
- Actor: Stephen Bouser
- Actor: Valeri Barakhtin
- Actor: Nikolay Chindyaykin
- Actor: Vyacheslav Naumenko
- Actor: Larisa Khusnullina
- Actor: Olga Tolstetskaya
- Director: Anthony Waller
Product Assets
Mute Witness [Limited Edition]
A mute American filmmaker working in Moscow witnesses a brutal murder and becomes the target of killers who want to silence her forever.
- List Price: $49.95
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SHE WON'T BE SILENCED.
Director Anthony Waller (The Piper, An American Werewolf in Paris) combines cat-and-mouse suspense with classic intrigue in Mute Witness, an updated take on the Hitchcockian thriller in which the only witness to a brutal crime can neither speak nor cry out in terror.
Billy Hughes (Marina Zudina) is a mute special effects artist working on a low budget American slasher movie being shot in Russia. Accidentally locked in the studio late one night, she stumbles upon two men shooting what appears to be a snuff film. Having borne witness to their victim's final moments, Billy desperately flees - but this is only the start of a protracted night of terror, drawing her and her friends into a tangled web of intrigue, involving the KGB, the Moscow police... and a mysterious crime kingpin known as "The Reaper."
Filmed on location in Moscow and co-starring Fay Ripley (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein) and Evan Richards (Society), Mute Witness is an unpredictable, nerve-shreddingly tense viewing experience. Now fully restored in 4K and presented alongside a host of new and recently unearthed bonus materials, there has never been a better opportunity to discover - or rediscover - this gem of 90s thriller cinema.
Media
Bonus Materials
- 4K restoration approved by director Anthony Waller
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in HDR10
- Restored original lossless stereo soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary by writer/director Anthony Waller
- Brand new audio commentary with production designer Matthias Kammermeier and composer Wilbert Hirsch, moderated by critic Lee Gambin
- The Silent Death, brand new visual essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, examining Mute Witness and its relationship with snuff films
- The Wizard Behind the Curtain, brand new visual essay by author and critic Chris Alexander, exploring the phenomenon of the film-within-a-film
- Original “Snuff Movie” presentation, produced to generate interest from investors and distributors, featuring interviews with Anthony Waller and members of the creative team
- Original location scouting footage
- Original footage with Alec Guinness, filmed a decade prior to the rest of Mute Witness
- Teaser trailer
- Trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais
- Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Michelle Kisner
Sales Points
- For fans of ALFRED HITCHCOCK, HALLOWEEN, and BLOOD SIMPLE
- Final Film role of Sir Alec Guinness (STAR WARS, BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI)
- Saturn Award Nominee for Best Horror Film and Best Actress
Press Quotes
[3 of 4 Stars] 'Mute Witness' is one of those films, like 'Halloween' or 'Blood Simple,' where a strong story and a skillful use of horror film technique causes you to forget the low budget
—Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
A frightening suspense drama filled with grim twists and sardonic grins
—Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
A playful exercise in suspense and paranoia
—Desson Howe, Washington Post
A crafty thriller with a fine taste for the sinister
—Janet Maslin, The New York Times