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Witness / Paramount Pictures presents an Edward S. Feldman production ; story by William Kelley and Pamela Wallace & Earl W. Wallace ; screenplay by Earl W. Wallace & William Kelley ; co-producer, David Bombyk ; produced by Edward S. Feldman ; directed by Peter Weir.
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Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Widescreen DVD collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Homicide investigation--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Drama.
- Homicide investigation.
- Police corruption--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Drama.
- Police corruption.
- Child witnesses--Pennsylvania--Drama.
- Child witnesses.
- Amish--Social life and customs--Drama.
- Amish.
- Amish--Social life and customs.
- Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Feature films.
- Romance films.
- Crime films.
- Police films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [1999]
- Language Note:
- In English (Dolby surround or 5.1 surround).
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- When a young Amish woman and her son get caught up in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent, their savior turns out to be the hardened Philadelphia detective John Book, who runs head-on into the non-violent world of a Pennsylvania Amish community.
- Participant:
- Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov, Patti LuPone, Danny Glover, Brent Jennings.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, John Seale ; editor, Thom Noble ; music, Maurice Jarre.
- Notes:
- Widescreen format.
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
- Special features include: interactive menus ; scene selections ; theatrical trailer ; interview with Peter Weir.
- Academy Awards: Best screenplay, Best film editing.
- Filmed on location in Lancaster County and Philadelphia, Pa.
- ISBN:
- 079215553X
- OCLC:
- 42002319
- Publisher Number:
- 097360173673
- 017367 Paramount
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