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  • Actors: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas, Josef Sommer, Jan Rubes
  • Directors: Peter Weir
  • Writers: Earl W. Wallace, Pamela Wallace, William Kelley
  • Producers: David Bombyk, Edward S. Feldman, Wendy Stites
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, French, German
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish, Danish, Hungarian, Dutch, Finnish, Croatian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Oct 2000
  • Run Time: 108 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004WCMR
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,762 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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When Samuel (Lukas Haas), a young Amish boy travelling with his mother Rachel (Kelly McGillis), witnesses the murder of a police officer in a public restroom, he and his mother become the temporary wards of John Book (Harrison Ford), a detective who's been assigned to solve the crime. After suspect line-ups and mug-shot books yield nothing, Samuel, in the most memorable scene of the film, recognizes the murderer as a narcotics agent whose picture he sees in the precinct. Once Book realizes that the police chief is in on it, too, he whisks Samuel and Rachel back home to Amish country, where he himself goes into hiding as a plain Amish man. Witness' juxtaposition of the life of the Amish and the violence of inner-city police corruption work surprisingly well for the story, and Kelly McGillis as the falling in love widow gives an almost perfect performance. Directed by Peter Weir, the film is extremely successful in drawing the viewer into its world and, accordingly, is immensely entertaining. The only thing that mars its polish is the one-dimensional, almost cartoonish handling of the upper-echelon police corruption--a subtler, more realistic treatment of this aspect of the story would have rendered the film near perfect. --James McGrath, Amazon.com

Special Features
1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
Czech\French\German\Italian\Polish\Spanish
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English\Dolby Digital Surround Czech French German Italian\Dolby Digital Mono Polish Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital Surround
Dolby Digital Mono
Theatrical Trailer
Interview With Peter Weir
Croatian\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\German\Hungarian\Italian\Norwegian\Portuguese\Spanish\Swedish\Turkish


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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars as near to perfect as a hollywood movie can get, 31 May 2005
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If you ever had doubts as to why Peter Weir is regarded as one of the finest directors working today, then watch this film. On any level, this is the way movies should be made. A career-best performance from Harrison Ford, ably supported by beautifully pitched performances from everyone else, especially the wonderful Lukas Haas as Samuel, the young Amish witness Ford is assigned to protect, and Kelly McGillis as his mother. I've seen thise film so many times and yet it never fails to draw me into its simple but brilliant world. Like Eastwood's UNFORGIVEN, WITNESS is the perfect blend of genre and something more interesting, where we are drawn into the familiar (murder, police investigation etc) only to then divert, dramatically into less familiar (or in this case, uncharted) territory. And like any great story, it's the collision of these two worlds and the way the characters react (especially Ford and McGillis) that elevates this material into the extraordinary. Mainstream cinema at its absolute best. I rememeber when the movie came out the posters ran the tagline "Harrison Ford is John Book". For me he always will be.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Electricity, 1 Mar 2003
I think the interface between Harrison Ford and Kelly McG has been described as the 'most sensual piece of film ever made - where no-one even takes their clothes off'. The eye contact, the desire, transmitted between these two, especially in the scene where the community is building the barn, has never been surpassed. The atmosphere is enhanced by the incredible, much underrated music - the theme tune is powerful and haunting. I own the music CD and play it frequently. Perhaps it was a pity that the music was played on synthetic equipment rather than by an orchestra
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Modern Classic, 24 Oct 2005
By J DEWS (Dudley, West Midlands United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
Witness is the sort of timeless offering that we rarely see these days. Brilliant acting, haunting soundtrack and tight directing put this in my top 5 anytime. The measure of any film is disappointment that it has come to an end and a feeling that you could see it again and again. I must have seen this film over a dozen times and, like a comfortable old friend, it never disappoints. I cannot think that any modern blockbuster star can have given a performance better than Harrison Ford's in this film. What makes it outstanding is the excellence around him - Jan Rubes as Eli Lapp, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas, Josef Sommer et al. The barn building scene is worth the price alone.

I managed to find the farm during a holiday in the US in 1996 and it evokes such memories of the film when you see it. The first thing I did when I got home was to put the video on to make sure sure it was the farm - it was!

You note at the end of the credits there are the words "In Memory of Tom Scott". Tom was one of the location casters for the film - a more fitting epitaph than this film could not befall many men!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well crafted thriller with a good heart
Inventive thriller which chooses a great setting and character type to give a much needed shot of originality to a crammed genre. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Lou Knee

1.0 out of 5 stars Slow, un-moving and positively boring in parts!!!
I'd never seen this film before, I purchsed this as part of a triple pack together with Clear and present danger and K-19: The Widowmaker, I watched all of these trailers and... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Dazman

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless classic
Slow moving, but fabulous film, giving wonderful insight into Amish community life. The plot revolves around protecting a young Amish boy who witnessed the murder of an undercover... Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2007 by Dodster

5.0 out of 5 stars Meditative, beautiful - near perfect
Like many other Peter Weir films (see Truman Show and Mosquito Coast, for example), Witness juxtaposes two very different worlds, highlighting both the value and the shortcomings... Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2007 by Greshon

3.0 out of 5 stars A Harrison Ford Classic
I do love this flick, despite its age. Although the plot is a little lacking as far as the details of the crime, the juxtaposition of the Philadelphia cop and the Amish is quite... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2006

5.0 out of 5 stars what a film!
It's got a Vw variant in it!
Published on 21 Jan 2006

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding film
I think that Witness is a must see film. THe plot is well thought out and interesting, the acting is top notch and the film just keeps the suspense going right to the end... Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2004 by limeflavour

3.0 out of 5 stars Competent 80's Thriller.
I feel this film is rather over-rated, a mildly fresh spin on the witness who sees a murder & uncovers corruption etc- forcing together people as in Someone to Watch Over Me. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2003 by Jason Parkes

5.0 out of 5 stars A decent story well told.
Witness is a pretty decent film. The story begins with a young Hamish boy witnessing a brutal murder on his first visit to a big city. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2002 by Mr. A. P. Venables

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful piece of filmaking
One must give credit to Peter Weir for resisting the usual trappings of Hollywood mainstream films , and has delivered an original and well presented script with literate and... Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2001 by woodlandjl@hotmail.com

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