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A police detective protects an Amish woman and her son who witnessed a murder in Philadelphia. The film explores the clash of cultures, the themes of violence and non-violence, and the romance between the detective and the woman.
A cop protects an Amish boy who saw a murder and his mother, while hiding from the killers in their community. IMDb provides cast and crew, reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this drama romance thriller.
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- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Peter Weir
- 1985-02-08
Find 120 similar and opposite words for witness, a noun or verb meaning to testify, notice, or experience something. See definitions, examples, and related phrases for witness.
Learn the meaning and usage of the word witness as a noun and a verb, with synonyms and example sentences. Find out the origin and history of witness and its related terms, such as witnesser and self-witness.
WITNESS definition: 1. a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident: 2. to see something…. Learn more.
Definitions of witness. noun. someone who sees an event and reports what happened. synonyms: informant, witnesser. see more. noun. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) synonyms: looker, spectator, viewer, watcher. see more. noun. testimony by word or deed to your religious faith. see more. noun.