Witness (1985)
Witness (1985)
A big city cop. A small country boy. They have nothing in common... but a murder.
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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Cast

Harrison Ford Harrison Ford As: Det. Capt. John Book
Kelly McGillis Kelly McGillis As: Rachel Lapp
Josef Sommer Josef Sommer As: Chief Paul Schaeffer
Lukas Haas Lukas Haas As: Samuel Lapp
Jan Rubeš Jan Rubeš As: Eli Lapp
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Storyline

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.


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

Details

Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Language: Deutsch, English

Release Date: 08 February 1985

Country: US

Runtime: 112m

Company Credits

Company: Paramount Pictures

Budget: $12,000,000

Revenue: $68,700,000

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Cast

Directed By

Peter Weir

Peter Weir

Director

David McGiffert

David McGiffert

First Assistant Director

Hope Williams

Hope Williams

Script Supervisor

Pamela M. Eilerson

Pamela M. Eilerson

Second Assistant Director

Cynnie Troup

Cynnie Troup

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edward S. Feldman

Edward S. Feldman

Producer

Michael Klastorin

Michael Klastorin

Publicist

Michael John Meehan

Michael John Meehan

Location Manager

Ted Swanson

Ted Swanson

Production Manager

David Bombyk

David Bombyk

Co-Producer

Wendy Stites

Wendy Stites

Associate Producer

Dianne Crittenden

Dianne Crittenden

Casting

Edited By

Thom Noble

Thom Noble

Editor

Joan E. Chapman

Joan E. Chapman

Assistant Editor

Bob Noland

Bob Noland

Color Timer

Costume and Makeup

Leland V. Crawford

Leland V. Crawford

Hairstylist

Shari Feldman

Shari Feldman

Costume Supervisor

Dallas D. Dornan

Dallas D. Dornan

Costume Supervisor

Bette Iverson

Bette Iverson

Hair Supervisor

Michael Hancock

Michael Hancock

Makeup Supervisor

Paula Cain

Paula Cain

Costumer

Michael W. Hoffman

Michael W. Hoffman

Costumer

Sound

Maurice Jarre

Maurice Jarre

Original Music Composer

Pamela Bentkowski

Pamela Bentkowski

Foley Editor

Fred Stafford

Fred Stafford

ADR Supervisor

Allan Bromberg

Allan Bromberg

Foley Editor

Richard Stone

Richard Stone

Supervising Music Editor

Forrest Williams

Forrest Williams

Boom Operator

Cecelia Hall

Cecelia Hall

Supervising Sound Effects Editor

Robert Glass

Robert Glass

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert Knudson

Robert Knudson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

George Watters II

George Watters II

Supervising Sound Effects Editor

Frank Howard

Frank Howard

Sound Effects Editor

Norval D. Crutcher III

Norval D. Crutcher III

Sound Effects Editor

Don Digirolamo

Don Digirolamo

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Alan L. Nineberg

Alan L. Nineberg

Sound Effects Editor

Andrew Patterson

Andrew Patterson

Sound Effects Editor

Bruce Richardson

Bruce Richardson

Sound Effects Editor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

John Seale

John Seale

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Craig Edgar

Craig Edgar

Set Designer

Robert Krume

Robert Krume

Construction Coordinator

Stan Jolley

Stan Jolley

Production Design

John H. Anderson

John H. Anderson

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Glenn R. Wilder

Glenn R. Wilder

Stunt Coordinator

Gary Epper

Gary Epper

Stunt Coordinator

Bob Minor

Bob Minor

Stunts

Vic Armstrong

Vic Armstrong

Stunt Double

Anderson Martin

Anderson Martin

Stunts

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