Oct 06, 2015
86 min
Full-HD

The Witness (2015)

A brother's journey to unravel the truth about the mythic death and little known life of Kitty Genovese, who was reportedly murdered in front of 38 witnesses and has become the face of urban apathy.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Five More Minutes Productions

William Genovese

Himself

Shannon Beeby

Herself

Kitty Genovese

Herself (archive footage)

Catherine Pelonero

Herself

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