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Witness is a 1985 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Peter Weir. The film stars Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis, with Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubeš, Danny Glover, Alexander Godunov, Patti LuPone and Viggo Mortensen (in his feature film debut).
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.
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- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Peter Weir
- 1985-02-08
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.
Witness - Full Cast & Crew. 76 Metascore. 1985. 1 hr 52 mins. Drama, Suspense. R. Watchlist. Where to Watch. A cop investigates a murder witnessed by the son of an Amish widow in Peter Weir's...
- Peter Weir
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.
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. Then it turns out that the police department itself is implicated in the killing. Ford is nearly murdered in an ambush.
