Witness (1985)
Witness (1985)
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Plot.
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. On the farm, he slowly assimilates despite his urban grit, and forges a romantic bond with the child's beautiful mother.
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Cast & Crew.
Harrison Ford
Det. Capt. John Book
Kelly McGillis
Rachel Lapp
Josef Sommer
Chief Paul Schaeffer
Lukas Haas
Samuel Lapp
Jan Rubeš
Eli Lapp
Alexander Godunov
Daniel Hochleitner
Danny Glover
McFee
Brent Jennings
Carter
Patti LuPone
Elaine
Angus MacInnes
Fergie
Frederick Rolf
Stoltzfus
Viggo Mortensen
Moses Hochleitner
John Garson
Bishop Tchantz
Beverly May
Mrs. Yoder
Ed Crowley
Sheriff
Timothy Carhart
Zenovich
Sylvia Kauders
Tourist Lady
Marian Swan
Mrs. Schaeffer
Maria Bradley
Schaeffer's Daughter
Rozwill Young
T-Bone
Paul S. Nuss
Amish
Emily Tracy
Amish
Fred Steinharter
Amish
John D. King
Amish
Paul Goss
Amish
Annemarie Vallerio
Amish
Bruce E. Camburn
Amish
William Francis
Town Man
Tom Kennedy
Ticket Seller
Ardyth Kaiser
Couple in Garage
Thomas Quinn
Couple in Garage
Eugene Dooley
Detective
Victoria Scott D'Angelo
Detective
Richard Chaves
Detective
Tim Moyer
Detective
Nino Del Buono
Detective
James Frank Clark
Detective
Joseph Kelly
Detective
Norman Carter
Detective
Craig Clement
Detective
Robert Earl Jones
Custodian
Michael Levering
Hoodlum
Cara Giallanza
Hoodlum
Anthony Dean Rubeš
Hoodlum
Bernie Styles
Counterman
Blossom Terry
Mother in Station
Jennifer Mancuso
Little Girl
Edward S. Feldman
Producer
Thom Noble
Editor
John Seale
Director of Photography
Peter Weir
Director
Earl W. Wallace
Screenplay / Story
William Kelley
Screenplay / Story
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Leland V. Crawford
Hairstylist
Ted Swanson
Production Manager
Pamela M. Eilerson
Second Assistant Director
Michael Klastorin
Publicist
David McGiffert
First Assistant Director
Michael Hancock
Makeup Supervisor
Allan Bromberg
Foley Editor
Forrest Williams
Boom Operator
Paula Cain
Costumer
Bob Noland
Color Timer
Pamela Bentkowski
Foley Editor
Hope Williams
Script Supervisor
Bette Iverson
Hair Supervisor
Michael John Meehan
Location Manager
Richard Stone
Supervising Music Editor
Joan E. Chapman
Assistant Editor
Craig Edgar
Set Designer
Cynnie Troup
Script Supervisor
Fred Stafford
ADR Supervisor
Dallas D. Dornan
Costume Supervisor
Robert Krume
Construction Coordinator
Shari Feldman
Costume Supervisor
Michael W. Hoffman
Costumer
Stan Jolley
Production Design
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bruce Richardson
Sound Effects Editor
Don Digirolamo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Norval D. Crutcher III
Sound Effects Editor
John H. Anderson
Set Decoration
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andrew Patterson
Sound Effects Editor
Cecelia Hall
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Frank Howard
Sound Effects Editor
Alan L. Nineberg
Sound Effects Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 8, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingR
Budget$12,000,000
Box Office$68,700,000
Filming LocationsPhiladelphia, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
philadelphia
corruption
detective
police brutality
pennsylvania
amish
witness to murder
barn raising
silo
lancaster, pa
Wiki.
Witness is a 1985 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Peter Weir. Starring Harrison Ford, its plot focuses on a police detective protecting an Amish woman and her son, who becomes a target after he witnesses a brutal murder in a Philadelphia railway station.
Filmed in 1984, Witness was released theatrically by Paramount Pictures in February 1985. The film went on to become a sleeper hit, grossing over $116 million worldwide. At the 58th Academy Awards, it earned eight nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Ford, winning Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing. It was also nominated for seven BAFTA Awards, winning one for Maurice Jarre's score, and six Golden Globe Awards. William Kelley and Earl W. Wallace won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and the 1986 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay presented by the Mystery Writers of America.
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