The Name of the Game : Witness (1968)
Directed by Lamont Johnson
Genres - Drama, Action, Adventure |
Sub-Genres - Crime Drama |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Witness was the second episode of the TV series Name of the Game. Robert Stack stars as Dan Farrell, senior editor of Crime magazine. When a Mafia informant is assassinated, Farrell looks for the only other witness to a major mob crime. That person is Joan Hackett, who allegedly committed suicide eight years earlier. Farrell discovers that Hackett is living in a faraway village under an assumed name; unfortunately, he is being followed by the mob assassin. Witness was first telecast on September 27, 1968.
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assassination, criminal, editor, informer, magazine, Mafia, suicide, witness