Witness

Feb 8, 1985

1h 52m

★ 7.1

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

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Witness Trailers

Cast

John Book

Harrison Ford

Rachel

Kelly McGillis

Schaeffer

Josef Sommer

Samuel

Lukas Haas

Eli Lapp

Jan Rubeš

Daniel Hochleitner

Alexander Godunov

McFee

Danny Glover

Carter

Brent Jennings

Elaine

Patti LuPone

Fergie

Angus MacInnes

Stoltzfus

Frederick Rolf

Moses Hochleitner

Viggo Mortensen

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