Harrison Ford
Det. Capt. John Book
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Witness. Roger Ebert February 08, 1985. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Witness comes billed as a thriller, but it's so much more than a thriller that I wish they hadn't even used the word "murder" in the ads. This is, first of all, an electrifying and poignant love story.
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).
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- Crime, Drama
- R
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.
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.
Directed by Peter Weir. Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov, Danny Glover. Paramount. Artistic/Entertainment Value. Moral/Spiritual Value. +2. Age Appropriateness. Teens & Up* MPAA Rating. R. Caveat Spectator.
71. R 1 hr 52 min Feb 8th, 1985 Thriller, Drama, Crime, Romance. A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be...
Feb 8, 1985 · Cast & Crew. Awards. Releases. Related. Share on. facebook. twitter. Synopsis by Matthew Tobey. In Peter Weir's thriller Witness, Samuel (Lukas Haas), a young Amish boy, witnesses a murder in the restroom of a Philadelphia bus station. Harrison Ford stars as John Book, the police detective investigating the murder.
