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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
Witness is a 1985 American Dutch romantic crime drama movie directed by Peter Weir and starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubeš, Josef Sommer, Danny Glover, Angus MacInnes, Viggo Mortensen, Robert Earl Jones.
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.
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.
May 18, 2020 · In Witness, Samuel Lap is a young Amish boy who witnesses a murder in Philadelphia while traveling with his mother Rachel. John Book is a good cop who goes into hiding with them when the killers come after the two.
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An Amish man dies. His widow and young son leave on a train journey. In the train station in Philadelphia, the little boy witnesses a murder. 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.
