The Silent Witness
Brief Synopsis
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An investigation into the Shroud of Turin, believed by some to be the winding-sheet in which Jesus was buried. The linen cloth that bears the image of a man's face is kept at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy. The mystery of whose image is on the cloth is examined by theologian
Cast & Crew
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David W Rolfe
Director
Richard Hamer
Secondo Pia
Sarah Twist
Angela Ellis
Daphne Odin-pearse
Barry Cranfield
Film Details
Also Known As
Silent Witness
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1978
Technical Specs
Duration
55m
Synopsis
An investigation into the Shroud of Turin, believed by some to be the winding-sheet in which Jesus was buried. The linen cloth that bears the image of a man's face is kept at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy. The mystery of whose image is on the cloth is examined by theologians, physicists, and historians using the tools of modern science to trace its history. .
Director
David W Rolfe
Director
Cast
Richard Hamer
Secondo Pia
Sarah Twist
Angela Ellis
Daphne Odin-pearse
Barry Cranfield
David Harris
Ramon St Clair
Andy Kontouri
Crew
Tony Anscombe
Sound Rerecording
Ivy Baker
Costumes
Robert Bucklin
Other
Leszek Burzynski
Assistant Director
Roger Connolly
Production Manager
Ted Davis
Technical Advisor (Music)
Sammim Deger
Location Coordinator (Turkey)
Penny Delamar
Makeup
Brian Douglas
Production Assistant
Tony Halton
Art Direction
Alan Hawkshaw
Music
Peter Hollywood
Editor
John P Jackson
Other
Eric Jumper
Other
Henry Lincoln
Screenwriter
Donald Lynn
Other
Bahram Manocheri
Director Of Photography
Edward Mason
Sound Editor
Manrico Melchiorre
Location Coordinator (Italy)
Adam J Otterbein
Executive Producer
Wally Plummer
Sound Recording
Giulio Ricci
Other
Peter M Rinaldi
Executive Producer
John A T Robinson
Other
David W Rolfe
Screenwriter
Mary Rose-richards
Research (Picture)
Max Frei Sulzer
Other
Patricia Warren
Location Coordinator (France)
John Weston
Other
John Weston
Special Construction
Ian Wilson
Other
Ian Wilson
Screenwriter
David W Wolfe
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Silent Witness
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1978
Technical Specs
Duration
55m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1978
Released in United States March 1980
Released in United States 1978
Released in United States March 1980 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Special Programs) March 4-21, 1980.)
