| | Witness DVD (1 Customer Review)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Action Movies, Thriller Videos, Suspense, Romance, Recommended, Classic, Essential Cinema, Love Story, Law/Lawyers, AFI Top 100 Passions, Bucolic | | Starring | Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Danny Glover, Viggo Mortensen, Lukas Haas, Timothy Carhart, Patti LuPone, Josef Sommer, Alexander Godunov, Angus MacInnes, Brent Jennings, Ed Crowley, Frederick Rolf | | Director | Peter Weir | | Composer | Maurice Jarre | | Director of Photography | John Seale | | Screenwriter | Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley, Pamela Wallace |
Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, and Danny Glover star. A wounded police detective hids out with the Amish. A romantic thriller about a tough urban cop who falls in love with an Amish women while hiding out in Pennsylvania Dutch country. When Detective John Book discovers that the police department may be responsible for the brutal murder he is investigating, Book realizes that both his life and that of Samuel Lapp, the young Amish boy who witnessed the murder, are in danger. Laying low in Lancaster County with Samuel's family, Book finds himself increasingly drawn to the boy's mother, a lovely young widow named Rachel. Though Book grows to cherish the simple ways of the Amish, the gulf between Rachel's culture and his own remains a formidable barrier to their romance. Australian Peter Weir's first Hollywood film tells the story of John Book (Harrison Ford), a Philadelphia cop whose life is altered while trying to help Rachel (Kelly McGillis), an Amish woman, and her son Samuel (Lukas Haas), who witnesses a murder in a Philadelphia train station bathroom. After discovering that the murder was committed by a member of his force, Book travels to Lancaster County with Rachel and Samuel and poses as a member of the Amish community to hide from his murderous police peers. While there, love blooms between Rachel and Book, and he finds himself drawn in by the honesty and simplicity of the old-world Amish lifestyle. Fine performances and beautiful cinematography are prevalent throughout. Filmed entirely in Lancaster County and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and with the assistance of the Pennsylvania Film Bureau Department of Commerce.
The film is in memory of Tom Scott.
Lenses and Panaflex cameras by Panavision. Scoring at Record Plant Scoring; Titles and opticals by Pacific Title; sound rerecorded at Todd-AO.
The Amish advisor was John D. King and the Amish dialect consultant was Nora Dunfee. Police advisor was Captain Eugene Dooley of the Philadelphia Police Department.
Academy Award Nominations: 8, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Harrison Ford. Academy Awards: Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing. Witness Reviews: "...[An] inspired film -- one of those quintessentially American movies in which story, theme and visual style coalesce; a film rich in both skill and suggestion..."
-- Nick Roddick, Sight and Sound "...A gentle, affecting story of star-crossed lovers..."
-- Har., Variety "...[McGillis] is authoritative and quietly sensual..."
-- Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times "...Compelling..."-- Mike Clark, USA Today "Showing shocking good sense, the Academy awarded Harrison Ford his only Oscar nomination for his performance as straight-laced city 'tec John Book..."
-- Daniel Webb, Total Film Witness | List Price | $12.99 (You save $4.44) | | Studio | Paramount Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1985 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2708  | | CD Universe Part number | 6879659 | | Catalog number | 30954 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 23, 2005 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 112 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Collector's Edition; Special Edition; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Collector's Edition; Special Edition; Subtitled; Special Collector's Edition |
Witness DVD Region 1
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Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Featurette: THE MAKING OF WITNESS
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. T.V. Spots
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