Witness
A big city cop. A small country boy. They have nothing in common... but a murder.
1985
Rated
PG
112
minutes
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Wikipedia
Directed By:
Peter Weir
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.
Language
English
Release Date
February 8, 1985
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$68,700,000
Academy Awards
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Best Film Editing
British Academy Film Awards
Best Original Music
Cast
Harrison Ford
Det. Capt. John Book
Kelly McGillis
Rachel Lapp
Josef Sommer
Chief Paul Schaeffer
Lukas Haas
Samuel Lapp
Jan Rubeš
Eli Lapp
Alexander Godunov
Daniel Hochleitner
Danny Glover
McFee
Brent Jennings
Carter
Patti LuPone
Elaine
Angus MacInnes
Fergie
Frederick Rolf
Stoltzfus
Viggo Mortensen
Moses Hochleitner
John Garson
Bishop Tchantz
Beverly May
Mrs. Yoder
Ed Crowley
Sheriff
Timothy Carhart
Zenovich
Sylvia Kauders
Tourist Lady
Marian Swan
Mrs. Schaeffer
Maria Bradley
Schaeffer's Daughter
Rozwill Young
T-Bone
Paul S. Nuss
Amish
Emily Tracy
Amish
Fred Steinharter
Amish
John D. King
Amish
Paul Goss
Amish
Annemarie Vallerio
Amish
Bruce E. Camburn
Amish
William Francis
Town Man
Tom Kennedy
Ticket Seller
Ardyth Kaiser
Couple in Garage
Thomas Quinn
Couple in Garage
Eugene Dooley
Detective
Victoria Scott D'Angelo
Detective
Richard Chaves
Detective
Tim Moyer
Detective
Nino Del Buono
Detective
James Frank Clark
Detective
Joseph Kelly
Detective
Norman Carter
Detective
Craig Clement
Detective
Robert Earl Jones
Custodian
Michael Levering
Hoodlum
Cara Giallanza
Hoodlum
Anthony Dean Rubeš
Hoodlum
Bernie Styles
Counterman
Blossom Terry
Mother in Station
Jennifer Mancuso
Little Girl
Show Full Crew
Directing
Peter Weir
Director
Cynnie Troup
Script Supervisor
David McGiffert
First Assistant Director
Hope Williams
Script Supervisor
Pamela M. Eilerson
Second Assistant Director
Writing
Production
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Michael Klastorin
Publicist
Edward S. Feldman
Producer
Wendy Stites
Associate Producer
Ted Swanson
Production Manager
David Bombyk
Co-Producer
Michael John Meehan
Location Manager
Sound
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
George Watters II
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Alan L. Nineberg
Sound Effects Editor
Richard Stone
Supervising Music Editor
Pamela Bentkowski
Foley Editor
Allan Bromberg
Foley Editor
Robert Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don Digirolamo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Cecelia Hall
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Norval D. Crutcher III
Sound Effects Editor
Fred Stafford
ADR Supervisor
Frank Howard
Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Richardson
Sound Effects Editor
Forrest Williams
Boom Operator
Andrew Patterson
Sound Effects Editor
Camera
Editing
Art
John H. Anderson
Set Decoration
Stan Jolley
Production Design
Robert Krume
Construction Coordinator
Craig Edgar
Set Designer
Crew
Gary Epper
Stunt Coordinator
Bob Minor
Stunts
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunt Coordinator
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Double
Anderson Martin
Stunts
Costume & Make-Up