Witness
"A big city cop. A small country boy. They have nothing in common... but a murder."
CrimeDramaThriller
While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.
🎬 DirectorPeter Weir
📅 Release1985-02-08
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageGerman, English
🏢 StudioParamount Pictures
🗳 Votes1,883
🔥 Popularity3
💰 Budget$12,000,000
💵 Revenue$116,107,459
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🎭 Cast
Harrison Ford
John Book
Kelly McGillis
Rachel
Josef Sommer
Schaeffer
Lukas Haas
Samuel
Jan Rubeš
Eli Lapp
Alexander Godunov
Daniel Hochleitner
Danny Glover
McFee
Brent Jennings
Carter
Patti LuPone
Elaine
Angus MacInnes
Fergie
Frederick Rolf
Stoltzfus
Viggo Mortensen
Moses Hochleitner
John Garson
Bishop Tchantz
Beverly May
Mrs. Yoder
Ed Crowley
Sheriff
🎥 Crew
Producer
Edward S. Feldman
Editor
Thom Noble
Director of Photography
John Seale
Director
Peter Weir
Screenplay
Earl W. Wallace
Screenplay
William Kelley
Original Music Composer
Maurice Jarre
Hairstylist
Leland V. Crawford
Production Manager
Ted Swanson
Second Assistant Director
Pamela M. Eilerson
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🏷 Keywords
police brutalityphiladelphia, pennsylvaniacorruptionpennsylvania, usadetectiveamishwitness to murderbarn raisingsilothoughtfulreflectivelancaster, pa
💬 Reviews
As 80s thrillers go it's pretty smart to say the least. The formula of this thriller (Drama) is not (was) new or even flag bearing as regards action set pieces and hide behind your hands suspense, yet it is still one of a kind for the genre and the decade it came from. The plot is a sizzler as it involves the central theme of outsiders who are considered outside of the mainstream norm. To ha…
My Fiance is a Millennial and I've been trying to get her and her friends to watch some classic films. Some, Taxi Driver, Chinatown, The Godfather, Godfellas, The Princess Bride, Blazing Saddles were epic fails for a variety of reasons. Witness actually stood the Millennial taste test for some reason, and this is significant because it is really hard to get them to watch or listen to anything t…
**An action film mixed with a guided tour of an Amish community.** Here in Portugal, there are few religions other than the Catholic Church and there are no Amish, Mennonite or similar communities. Therefore, this curious religious community is an object of fascination for me and also of renunciation: to explain further, I radically disagree with their religious conceptions, I would never be pa…
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