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Witness (1985)

Poster for Witness

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Peter Weir
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    Det. Capt. John Book Harrison Ford
  • Profile picture of Kelly McGillis
    Rachel Lapp Kelly McGillis
  • Profile picture of Josef Sommer
    Chief Paul Schaeffer Josef Sommer
  • Profile picture of Lukas Haas
    Samuel Lapp Lukas Haas
  • Profile picture of Jan Rubeš
    Eli Lapp Jan Rubeš
  • Profile picture of Alexander Godunov
    Daniel Hochleitner Alexander Godunov
  • Profile picture of Danny Glover
    McFee Danny Glover
  • Profile picture of Brent Jennings
    Carter Brent Jennings

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Keywords

  • police brutality
  • philadelphia, pennsylvania
  • corruption
  • pennsylvania, usa
  • detective
  • amish
  • witness to murder
  • barn raising
  • silo
  • lancaster, pa