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Witness (1985) [R]

Release Date:
February 8, 1985

Original Title:
Witness

Alternate Titles:
A Testemunha
Vitne til mord
Vittne till mord
Único testigo
Свидетель
साक्षी
刑事ジョン・ブック 目撃者：1985
刑事ジョン・ブック／目撃者
灭口大追杀
目击者

Genres:
Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Production Companies:
Paramount Pictures

Production Countries:
Netherlands | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 16  AU: M  CZ: 15+  DE: 12  FR: U  GB: 15  HU: 18  IE: 15  IN: U  IT: T  JP: G  KR: 18  NL: 16  PT: M/12  SE: 11  US: R 

Runtime: 112

A big city cop. A small country boy. They have nothing in common... but a murder.

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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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American Film Institute (AFI)
2002
#82 		100 Years: 100 PASSIONS
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Production

ADR Supervisor:
Fred Stafford

Assistant Editor:
Joan E. Chapman

Associate Producer:
Wendy Stites

Boom Operator:
Forrest Williams

Casting:
Dianne Crittenden

Co-Producer:
David Bombyk

Color Timer:
Bob Noland

Construction Coordinator:
Robert Krume

Costume Supervisor:
Dallas D. Dornan
Shari Feldman

Costumer:
Paula Cain
Michael W. Hoffman

Director:
Peter Weir

Director of Photography:
John Seale

Editor:
Thom Noble

First Assistant Director:
David McGiffert

Foley Editor:
Pamela Bentkowski
Allan Bromberg

Hair Supervisor:
Bette Iverson

Hairstylist:
Leland V. Crawford

Location Manager:
Michael John Meehan

Makeup Supervisor:
Michael Hancock

Original Music Composer:
Maurice Jarre

Producer:
Edward S. Feldman

Production Design:
Stan Jolley

Production Manager:
Ted Swanson

Publicist:
Michael Klastorin

Screenplay:
William Kelley
Earl W. Wallace

Script Supervisor:
Cynnie Troup
Hope Williams

Second Assistant Director:
Pamela M. Eilerson

Set Decoration:
John H. Anderson

Set Designer:
Craig Edgar

Sound Effects Editor:
Norval D. Crutcher III
Frank Howard
Alan L. Nineberg
Andrew Patterson
Bruce Richardson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Don Digirolamo
Robert Glass
Robert Knudson

Stunt Coordinator:
Glenn R. Wilder
Gary Epper

Stunt Double:
Vic Armstrong

Stunts:
Anderson Martin
Bob Minor

Supervising Music Editor:
Richard Stone

Supervising Sound Effects Editor:
Cecelia Hall
George Watters II

Writer:
Pamela Wallace

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