---
title: 'Witness (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Weir'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/witness-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090329/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Witness (1985)

1985 · R · 112 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Witness is a 1985 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Peter Weir. Starring Harrison Ford, its plot focuses on a police detective protecting an Amish woman and her son, who becomes a target after he witnesses a brutal murder in a Philadelphia railroad station.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Weir](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-weir)
- **Screenplay:** [Earl W. Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/earl-w-wallace), [William Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-kelley)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maurice Jarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-jarre)
- **Producer:** [Edward S. Feldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-s-feldman)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Seale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-seale)
- **Editor:** [Thom Noble](https://cinepixo.com/people/thom-noble)

## Cast

- [Danny Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-glover)
- [Josef Sommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-sommer)
- [Robert Earl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-earl-jones)
- [Timothy Carhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-carhart)
- [Richard Chaves](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-chaves)
- [Harrison Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/harrison-ford)
- [Angus MacInnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/angus-macinnes)
- [Frederick Rolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-rolf)
- [Kelly McGillis](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-mcgillis)
- [Alexander Godunov](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-godunov)
- [Viggo Mortensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/viggo-mortensen)
- [Lukas Haas](https://cinepixo.com/people/lukas-haas)
- [Jan Rubeš](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-rubes)
- [Patti LuPone](https://cinepixo.com/people/patti-lupone)
- [Brent Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/brent-jennings)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/witness-1985
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