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Witness
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.
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Witness
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Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 8, 1985
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
User Score
71%
Original Title
Witness
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Director
Peter Weir
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$68,700,000
Description
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.
