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Witness
Witness

Witness

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

Genres

CrimeDramaRomanceThriller

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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. On the farm, he slowly assimilates despite his urban grit, and forges a romantic bond with the child's beautiful mother.

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Budget

$12000000

Revenue

$116100000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

7.095/10

Release Date

08 February 1985

Country

United States of America

Cast

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford

Det. Capt. John Book

Kelly McGillis

Kelly McGillis

Rachel Lapp

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Chief Paul Schaeffer

Lukas Haas

Lukas Haas

Samuel Lapp

Jan Rubeš

Jan Rubeš

Eli Lapp

Alexander Godunov

Alexander Godunov

Daniel Hochleitner

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

McFee

Brent Jennings

Brent Jennings

Carter

Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone

Elaine

Angus MacInnes

Angus MacInnes

Fergie

Frederick Rolf

Frederick Rolf

Stoltzfus

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Moses Hochleitner

John Garson

John Garson

Bishop Tchantz

Beverly May

Beverly May

Mrs. Yoder

Ed Crowley

Ed Crowley

Sheriff

Timothy Carhart

Timothy Carhart

Zenovich

Sylvia Kauders

Sylvia Kauders

Tourist Lady

Marian Swan

Marian Swan

Mrs. Schaeffer

Maria Bradley

Maria Bradley

Schaeffer's Daughter

Rozwill Young

Rozwill Young

T-Bone

Paul S. Nuss

Paul S. Nuss

Amish

Emily Tracy

Emily Tracy

Amish

Fred Steinharter

Fred Steinharter

Amish

John D. King

John D. King

Amish

Paul Goss

Paul Goss

Amish

Annemarie Vallerio

Annemarie Vallerio

Amish

Bruce E. Camburn

Bruce E. Camburn

Amish

William Francis

William Francis

Town Man

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Ticket Seller

Ardyth Kaiser

Ardyth Kaiser

Couple in Garage

Thomas Quinn

Thomas Quinn

Couple in Garage

Eugene Dooley

Eugene Dooley

Detective

Victoria Scott D'Angelo

Victoria Scott D'Angelo

Detective

Richard Chaves

Richard Chaves

Detective

Tim Moyer

Tim Moyer

Detective

Nino Del Buono

Nino Del Buono

Detective

James Frank Clark

James Frank Clark

Detective

Joseph Kelly

Joseph Kelly

Detective

Norman Carter

Norman Carter

Detective

Craig Clement

Craig Clement

Detective

Robert Earl Jones

Robert Earl Jones

Custodian

Michael Levering

Michael Levering

Hoodlum

Cara Giallanza

Cara Giallanza

Hoodlum

Anthony Dean Rubeš

Anthony Dean Rubeš

Hoodlum

Bernie Styles

Bernie Styles

Counterman

Blossom Terry

Blossom Terry

Mother in Station

Jennifer Mancuso

Jennifer Mancuso

Little Girl

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