Witness / Paramount Pictures presents an Edward S. Feldman production ; story by William Kelley and Pamela Wallace & Earl W. Wallace ; screenplay by Earl W. Wallace & William Kelley ; co-producer, David Bombyk ; produced by Edward S. Feldman ; directed by Peter Weir.

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When a young Amish woman and her son get caught up in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent, their savior turns out to be the hardened Philadelphia detective John Book, who runs head-on into the non-violent world of a Pennsylvania Amish community.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Witness (Motion picture : 1985)
Widescreen DVD collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Authors: Kelley, William, 1929-2003 (Author, Screenwriter)
Wallace, Pamela (Author)
Wallace, Earl W. (Author, Screenwriter)
Jarre, Maurice (Composer)
Corporate Author: Paramount Pictures Corporation
Other Authors: Weir, Peter, 1944- (Director)
Feldman, Edward S., 1929-2020 (Producer)
Bombyk, David, 1952-1989 (Producer)
Ford, Harrison, 1942- (Actor)
McGillis, Kelly, 1957- (Actor)
Sommer, M. Josef (Actor)
Haas, Lukas, 1976- (Actor)
Rubeš, Jan, 1920-2009 (Actor)
Godunov, Alexander, 1949-1995 (Actor)
Seale, John, 1942- (Photographer)
Noble, Thom (Film editor)
Language:English
French
Language and/or Writing System:
English (Dolby surround or 5.1 surround) and French (Dolby surround) language soundtracks ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Published: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [1999], ©1999.
Series:Widescreen DVD collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Homicide investigation > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Drama.
Police corruption > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Drama.
Child witnesses > Pennsylvania > Drama.
Amish > Social life and customs > Drama.
Amish > Social life and customs.
Child witnesses.
Homicide investigation.
Police corruption.
Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Feature films > United States.
Feature films.
Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films
Feature films.
Detective and mystery films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
When a young Amish woman and her son get caught up in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent, their savior turns out to be the hardened Philadelphia detective John Book, who runs head-on into the non-violent world of a Pennsylvania Amish community.
Note:Widescreen format.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Special features include: interactive menus ; scene selections ; theatrical trailer ; interview with Peter Weir.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF9 D0001921 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Awards:Academy Awards: Best screenplay, Best film editing.
ISBN:079215553X
9780792155539
0792161882
9780792161882
Credits:Director of photography, John Seale ; editor, Thom Noble ; music, Maurice Jarre.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov, Patti LuPone, Danny Glover, Brent Jennings.
Event Details:
Filmed on location in Lancaster County and Philadelphia, Pa.