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Rating: 7 stars

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All movies seen on 07/16/2025

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Witness (1985)

Directed by Peter Weir

Action | Crime | Romance

Overview

While protecting an Amish boy - who is the sole witness to a brutal murder - and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life is threatened.

Rated R | Length 112 minutes

Actors

Harrison Ford | Kelly McGillis | Josef Sommer | Lukas Haas | Jan Rubeš | Alexander Godunov | Danny Glover | Brent Jennings | Patti LuPone | Angus MacInnes | Frederick Rolf | Viggo Mortensen | John Garson | Beverly May | Ed Crowley | Timothy Carhart | Sylvia Kauders | Marian Swan | Maria Bradley | Rozwill Young | Paul S. Nuss | Emily Tracy | Fred Steinharter | John D. King | Paul Goss | Annemarie Vallerio | Bruce E. Camburn | William Francis | Tom Kennedy | Ardyth Kaiser | Thomas Quinn | Eugene Dooley | Victoria Scott D'Angelo | Richard Chaves | Tim Moyer | Nino Del Buono | James Frank Clark | Joseph Kelly | Norman Carter | Craig Clement | Robert Earl Jones | Michael Levering | Cara Giallanza | Anthony Dean Rubes | Bernie Styles | Blossom Terry | Jennifer Mancuso

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I haven’t seen this in a long, long time. It’s still good, but it doesn’t hold up as well as other films from the 1980’s, mostly because of the worn-out corrupt cops story line and inevitable shootout at the end.

I think it works best as a look into the Amish culture, and the relationship between Ford and McGillis, who are both really good.

Fun fact: Viggo Mortensen’s film debut.

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