Film

Witness

1985 · 1h 52m · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

Metacritic

76

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.

Harrison Ford

John Book

Kelly McGillis

Rachel

Josef Sommer

Schaeffer

Lukas Haas

Samuel

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

• Peter WeirDirector
• William KelleyScreenplay · Story
• Earl W. WallaceScreenplay · Story
• Pamela WallaceStory
• Edward S. FeldmanProducer
• John SealeDirector of Photography
• Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
• Thom NobleEditor
• Dianne CrittendenCasting

Original TrailerTrailer

Release date

February 8, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$116,107,459

Genres

Crime, Drama, Thriller

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