Witness

When you do know, ask some one

Belonging to an 'Amish' community 'Rachel' (Kelly McGillis) and her young son 'Samuel' (Lukas Haas) who live in aWorld that belongs to yesteryear are on a journey, caught up in a World of wonder that he has no knowledge of'Samuel' becomes a witness to the murder of an under-cover narcotics cop.Now his mother and he have unwittingly become involved in a criminal investigation, as the only witness 'Samuel'is the only one that can identify the killer.Detective 'John Book' (Harrison Ford) leading the case befriends young 'Samuel' and his mother giving them temporaryaccommodation in his own home which he shares with his sister.When 'Samuel' see's a picture of the killer, a decorated officer 'McFee' (Danny Glover) things start to become complexand indeed dangerous.Ahead of a trial 'John' takes 'Rachel' and her son back to their community for safety with the intent of leaving them thereand returning to Philadelphia, however in a gunfight with the killer earlier he'd been injured and in need of medical help.The Amish community take him in and try to fix him up and return him to full fitness...However back in Philadelphia 'John' had become chief suspect in the killing of the under-cover cop, the corrupt departmenthad built a case against him.'Rachel' her son and 'John have become the subject of a nation-wide search by the Philadelphia police department.'John' whist recovering his injuries had tried to fit into the Amish community helping with the chores where he could, howeverit was becoming increasingly obvious he and 'Rachel' were indeed falling for each-other, a forbidden liaison in the eyes of theAmish community that could put them both at odds with the elders.Meanwhile the police department have identified the location of the community which will inevitably lea to the two Worldscolliding as the present bring violence to the peaceful community creating a life or death threat for 'John' and possibly 'Rachel'and her son.Much of the film is centred around the Amish Community in which outsider John Book try's to blend in with as his feelings forRachel begin to surface.Whist a prospective deadly threat develops within the corrupt police-department for the peace loving farmers.Not perhaps the fastest moving plot, however, 'Harrison Ford' puts in a credible shift as the cuckoo in the nest as it were.Well worth a revisit or indeed a first viewing.The 1985 Movie has been given an acceptable though not perfect Blu-Ray upgrade.

This 1985 thriller/romance story stands up to the test of time. I purchased blu ray version. Yes, some scenes were a little grainy and had dark spots or shadows but I had no issues with sound whatsoever. I really love the message of community standing together against those violent English folks. Back in the day when this was released I vaguely remember some Amish communities being upset about this movie being made. Extras for filming were actual Mennonite people. I saw this movie as portraying many wonderful character traits of the Amish and their lifestyle. I really think movies like Withess are important for collectors. The time may come when people won’t even be able to pay to watch this movie on line.

The dvd arrived well packaged. Great movie about an Amish boy who witnesses a murder at a train station. Harrison Ford is the detective John Book, who ends up with the Amish after getting shot by those trying to kill the boy. I loved the barn-raising scene and how the Amish rally around Book when the true killers come to the Amish community. Just a simple story.

Harrison Ford in one of his many great roles.

Itchy

A great movie to watch and, add to your collection..😊👍👍👍

Terrific Film - arrived in time to be used in class.

What a beautiful film highly recommend

It’s a wondrous film by a superlative director. The performances are more than adequate, though hard to judge against genius (aka the standards routinely set by Peter Weir). Buy and enjoy.

Its a long time I was searching for this film, Not disappointed, Great.

Enjoyed it all.

Such a brilliant film cleverly seen from the child's perspective - and now with all the wonderful photography in stunning blu-ray clarity.