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Box office. $116.1 million. Witness is a 1985 American neo-noir crime thriller film [1] directed by Peter Weir. The film stars Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis and Lukas Haas, with Jan Rubeš, Danny Glover, Josef Sommer, Alexander Godunov, Patti LuPone and Viggo Mortensen (in his feature film debut).
- February 8, 1985
- Edward S. Feldman
Feb 8, 1985 · Witness: Directed by Peter Weir. 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.
- (102K)
- Peter Weir
- R
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
A thriller, a love story and a drama about the Amish community, directed by Peter Weir and starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis. Read Roger Ebert's analysis of the plot, the characters and the themes of this classic film.
Summaries. 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. An 8 year old Amish boy and his mother are traveling to Philadelphia, on their way to visit the mother's sister.
After witnessing a brutal murder, young Amish boy Samuel (Lukas Haas) and his mother Rachel (Kelly McGillis) seek protection from police officer John Book (Harrison Ford).
- (1.5K)
- Peter Weir
- R
- Harrison Ford
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Overview. A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a Pennsylvania Dutch community.
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