Movie
Witness
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1985-02-08
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Harrison Ford as John Book
- Kelly McGillis as Rachel
- Josef Sommer as Schaeffer
- Lukas Haas as Samuel
- Jan Rubeš as Eli Lapp
- Alexander Godunov as Daniel Hochleitner
- Danny Glover as McFee
- Brent Jennings as Carter
- Patti LuPone as Elaine
- Angus MacInnes as Fergie
- Frederick Rolf as Stoltzfus
- Viggo Mortensen as Moses Hochleitner
Crew
- Peter Weir - Director
- William Kelley - Screenplay
- Earl W. Wallace - Screenplay
- William Kelley - Story
- Earl W. Wallace - Story
- Pamela Wallace - Story
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