Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1985-02-08) |
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| Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. 13 wins & 28 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $68,706,993 |
| Screen: | William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America, Netherlands |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, English |
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Crews
- 2690: Peter Weir - Director - Directing
- 57122: William Kelley - Screenplay - Writing
- 57123: Earl W. Wallace - Screenplay - Writing
- 11302: Edward S. Feldman - Producer - Production
- 2704: Maurice Jarre - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 2702: John Seale - Director of Photography - Camera
- 17399: Thom Noble - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
John Chard
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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 ....
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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 ....
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**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 ....
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