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"1 witness… 118 minutes…"

2006

1h 45m

6.5(2172 votes)

Action

Adventure

Crime

Thriller

Overview

An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.

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Production Companies

Alcon Entertainment

The Donners' Company

Millennium Media

Emmett/Furla Films

Warner Bros. Pictures

Nu Image Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Jack Mosley

Yasiin Bey

Yasiin Bey

Eddie Bunker

David Morse

David Morse

Frank Nugent

Jenna Stern

Jenna Stern

Diane Mosley

Casey Sander

Casey Sander

Captain Dan Gruber

Cylk Cozart

Cylk Cozart

Jimmy Mulvey

David Zayas

David Zayas

Robert Torres

Robert Racki

Robert Racki

Jerry Shue

Patrick Garrow

Patrick Garrow

Touhey

Sasha Roiz

Sasha Roiz

Kaller

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Donner
Written by: Richard Wenk
Produced by: Randall Emmett
Avi Lerner

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