Witness (1985)

Movie Details

Original Title Witness

Original Language EN

Budget $12,000,000

Revenue $116,100,000

Status Released

Popularity 2.9

Cast

Harrison Ford

Det. Capt. John Book

Popularity: 3.7

Kelly McGillis

Rachel Lapp

Popularity: 6.0

Josef Sommer

Chief Paul Schaeffer

Popularity: 1.2

Lukas Haas

Samuel Lapp

Popularity: 2.4

Jan Rubeš

Eli Lapp

Popularity: 0.6

Alexander Godunov

Daniel Hochleitner

Popularity: 1.4

Danny Glover

McFee

Popularity: 2.6

Brent Jennings

Carter

Popularity: 0.6

Patti LuPone

Elaine

Popularity: 2.9

Angus MacInnes

Fergie

Popularity: 0.5

Frederick Rolf

Stoltzfus

Popularity: 0.1

Viggo Mortensen

Moses Hochleitner

Popularity: 5.6

Key Crew

Producer Edward S. Feldman

Director Peter Weir

Editor Thom Noble

Screenplay William Kelley, Earl W. Wallace

Production

Paramount Pictures

Videos & Trailers

Original Trailer

Trailer

Witness - Trailer

Trailer

Witness Wins Film Editing: 1986 Oscars

Featurette

Out of Africa and Witness Win Writing Awards: 1986 Oscars

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10

Jan 20, 2019

As 80s thrillers go it's pretty smart to say the least. The formula of this thriller (Drama) is not (was) new or even flag bearing as regards action set pieces and hide behind your hands suspense, yet it is still one of a kind for the genre and the decade it came from. The plot is a sizzler as ... Read more

GenerationofSwine 10/10

Jan 13, 2023

My Fiance is a Millennial and I've been trying to get her and her friends to watch some classic films. Some, Taxi Driver, Chinatown, The Godfather, Godfellas, The Princess Bride, Blazing Saddles were epic fails for a variety of reasons. Witness actually stood the Millennial taste test for some re ... Read more

Filipe Manuel Neto 8/10

Jun 2, 2024

**An action film mixed with a guided tour of an Amish community.** Here in Portugal, there are few religions other than the Catholic Church and there are no Amish, Mennonite or similar communities. Therefore, this curious religious community is an object of fascination for me and also of renuncia ... Read more