Witness /

Shortly after the death of her husband, Amish woman Rachel Lapp takes her son Samuel on a trip to Philadelphia. While in the train station washroom, Samuel sees two men savagely murder a third. Philadelphia detective John Book discovers that people within the police force were involved, and is ass...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Witness (Motion picture : 1985)
Main Author:	Jarre, Maurice (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Paramount Pictures Corporation, Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Weir, Peter, 1944- (Director), Feldman, Edward S., 1929-2020 (Producer), Wallace, Earl W. (Screenwriter), Kelley, William, 1929- (Screenwriter), Wallace, Pamela, Ford, Harrison, 1942- (Actor), McGillis, Kelly, 1957- (Actor), Sommer, M. Josef (Actor), Haas, Lukas, 1976- (Actor), Rubeš, Jan, 1920-2009 (Actor), Godunov, Alexander, 1949-1995 (Actor), LuPone, Patti (Actor), Glover, Danny (Actor), Jennings, Brent (Actor)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French
Language Notes:	In English or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Published:	Hollywood, CA : Paramount Pictures Corporation : [2005]
Edition:	Special collector's ed.
Subjects:	Homicide investigation > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Drama. Police corruption > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Drama. Child witnesses > Pennsylvania > Drama. Amish > Social life and customs > Drama. Police films. Detective and mystery films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	Shortly after the death of her husband, Amish woman Rachel Lapp takes her son Samuel on a trip to Philadelphia. While in the train station washroom, Samuel sees two men savagely murder a third. Philadelphia detective John Book discovers that people within the police force were involved, and is assigned to escort Rachel and Samuel back home, protecting the boy until the trial. Book blends in with the Amish community, but the corrupt cops Book has exposed are determined to keep their secret, and they come looking for Samuel--to silence him for good.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1985. Special features: Between two worlds: the making of witness [5-part documentary] (20 min.); Deleted scene [from TV broadcast] (4 min.); TV spots ( min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min); Previews (5 min.). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround; widescreen presentation.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Rated R; Canadian Home Video rating: 14A.
Awards:	Winner, 1986 Academy Awards: Best Film Editing: Thom Noble; Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Earl W. Wallace (screenplay/story) William Kelley (screenplay/story) Pamela Wallace (story); BAFTA Film Awards 1986, Best Score: Maurice Jarre.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, John Seale ; editor, Thom Noble ; music composed by Maurice Jarre ; production designer, Stan Jolley ; story by William Kelley and Pamela Wallace & Earl W. Wallace.
ISBN:	1415713154 9781415713150