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An Amish man dies. His widow and young son leave on a train journey. In the train station in Philadelphia, the little boy witnesses a murder. Harrison Ford plays the tough big city detective who gets assigned to the case. He stages lineups hoping the kid can spot the murderer. He shows the kid mug shots.
While passing through Philadelphia, and on entering alone a men's restroom in a train station, Samuel glances up to see two men advancing with unmistakable menace toward a young man... He caught sight of the face of one of the two attackers who killed him...
93% Tomatometer 46 Reviews 80% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings After witnessing a brutal murder, young Amish boy Samuel (Lukas Haas) and his mother Rachel (Kelly McGillis) seek protection from...
- (46)
- Peter Weir
- R
- Harrison Ford
Feb 8, 1985 · With Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas. While protecting an Amish boy - who is the sole witness to a brutal murder - and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life is threatened.
- (105K)
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Peter Weir
- 1985-02-08
Witness is at times a gentle, affecting story of star-crossed lovers limited within the fascinating Amish community. Too often, however, this fragile romance is crushed by a thoroughly absurd shoot-em-up, like ketchup poured over a delicate Pennsylvania Dutch dinner.
Nov 27, 2020 · The opening shot in Peter Weir’s “Witness” is of Amish men marching out of a wheat field, heading to a funeral. From the very start of Weir's 1985 film, there’s no mockery in the way this exotic world and those within it are portrayed. The film respects their stillness.
BAFTA Awards. • 1 Win & 7 Nominations. Samuel Lap (Haas) a young Amish boy witnesses a murder while visiting Philadelphia with his mother Rachel (McGillis). Detective John Book (Ford) goes undercover in Amish country when he realizes the killer is a corrupt cop out to kill the only witness.
