Witness

1985

1h 52m

7.1

7.1/10

1,865 votes • View on IMDb

Crime Drama Thriller

"A big city cop. A small country boy. They have nothing in common... but a murder."

Overview

While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.

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Status: Released

Budget: $12,000,000

Revenue: $116,107,459

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

German English

Keywords

police brutality philadelphia, pennsylvania corruption pennsylvania, usa detective amish witness to murder barn raising silo thoughtful reflective lancaster, pa complex introspective intense romantic empathetic

Quick Facts

Release Date	February 8, 1985
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0090329

Cast

Harrison Ford

John Book

Kelly McGillis

Rachel

Josef Sommer

Schaeffer

Lukas Haas

Samuel

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

Key Crew

Peter Weir

Director

William Kelley

Screenplay

Earl W. Wallace