Witness (1985)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.6/10   

Director:

Peter Weir

Escritores:

William Kelley (story) and
Pamela Wallace (story) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

8 febrero 1985 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Romance | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Harrison Ford is John Book - A big city cop who knows too much. His only evidence: a small boy who's seen too much...

Plot:

A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial.

Plot Keywords:

Amish | Murder | Train | Love | Police

Premios:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 25 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Deep and wonderful

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 9

12:00 PM

AMC

Reparto

Harrison Ford	...	Det. Capt. John Book
Kelly McGillis	...	Rachel Lapp
Josef Sommer	...	Chief Paul Schaeffer
Lukas Haas	...	Samuel Lapp
Jan Rubes	...	Eli Lapp
Alexander Godunov	...	Daniel Hochleitner
Danny Glover	...	Det. Lt. James McFee
Brent Jennings	...	Det. Sgt. Elden Carter
Patti LuPone	...	Elaine
Angus MacInnes	...	Det. 'Fergie'
Frederick Rolf	...	Stoltzfus
Viggo Mortensen	...	Moses Hochleitner
John Garson	...	Bishop Tchantz
Beverly May	...	Mrs. Yoder
Ed Crowley	...	Sheriff

También conocida como:

Called Home (USA) (working title)
Testigo en peligro (Argentina) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Único testigo (Spain) [es]

Duración:

112 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Alemán

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | USA:R (certificate #27540) | Sweden:11 | Argentina:13 | Ireland:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | West Germany:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

30th Street Station - 3001 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Compañía:

Paramount Pictures

Trivialidades:

As realistic as the actors playing background roles as Amish people are, no actual Amish were in the film because they do not (as is correctly stated in the film itself) like to have their pictures taken. They were intensely interested in the filming, though, and many Amish people were often out of camera range politely watching the filming.

Errores:

Continuidad: When Samuel looks at the hand gun in the drawer, it is lying in two different positions, in the different camera angles.

Citas:

Rachel Lapp: We're all very happy that you're going to live, John Book. We didn't know what we would do with you if you'd died.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Sex Drive (2008)

Banda de Sonido:

(WHAT A)WONDERFUL WORLD

Deep and wonderful

This beautiful love story contrasts corruption with goodness.

Harrison Ford underplays his role so well it is scandalous – his Hollywood buddies must have laughed their arses off at him taking this role… what some cop living with Amish? Sounds lame right, until all the Oscar nom's start pouring in … But he is nothing short of brilliant as Detective John Book. I love the scene when he gets that old car-radio working, that old heap of junk in a barn that opens up his love with Rachel, and she dances and sings for the first time in her life.

It is beautifully written, the screenplay is flawless, the editing is flawless. The pacing is flawless but won't appeal to those who want car-chases and guns going off all over the place, and a beer and a hot-dog for dinner ... uh you know who I mean …

This film gives a gentle insight into the simple sweetness of Amish life. Us "sophisticates" with our frequent-flyers and cell phones and iPods and laptops and instant everything … we all may be missing something they already found…

A wonderfully inspirational and deeply satisfying film.