Witness
Mystery, Thriller
Paramount Pictures  (1985) 112 mins R

7.6 (25,688 votes)
Samuel Lap, an 8 year old Amish boy, is on his first trip to the city of Philadelphia with his mother, Rachel (Kelly McGillis). While in a public restroom, Samuel is the sole witness to a murder of a man, who turns out to be a police officer. Detective John Book (Harrison Ford) is assigned to the case. With a little investigation Book realizes that dirty police, involved with drugs, are behind this murder. Book must ensure the witness makes it to court to testify, as the bad guys try to knock both Book and Samuel off. After being wounded, Book decides the best way to stay a live is to hide out in Amish country. Here Book learns to live like the Amish and inevitably falls for Rachel. However, the corrupt cops aren't giving up on their search for Samuel and eventually end up tracking them all down....

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Cast and Crew
Kelly McGillis  ......  Rachel Lapp
Harrison Ford  ......  Det. Capt. John Book
Josef Sommer  ......  Chief Paul Schaeffer
Alexander Godunov  ......  Daniel Hochleitner
Lukas Haas  ......  Samuel Lapp
Brent Jennings  ......  Det. Sgt. Elden Carter
Director  .....  Peter Weir
Producer  .....  David Bombyk; Edward S. Feldman
Writer  .....  William Kelley; Pamela Wallace
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: John Book's Volkswagen hit the birdhouse and broke its windshield. Later the car is seen in the barn with an unbroken windshield. (more)

Trivia:
Shot on the Paul Krantz farm in Strasburg Pennsylvania. (more)

Filming Locations:
30th Street Station - 3001 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (more)

Quotes:
Rachel Lapp: We're all very happy that you're going to live, John Book. We didn't know what we would do with you if you'd died. (more)

Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 25 nominations (more)