Witness is an American film carried out by Peter Weir, left the February 8th 1985.

Synopsis

Having to protect a child who assisted, in spite of him, to a murder, a police officer goes in a community Amish and discovers there a world completely different from what he saw the every day…

Data sheet

• Title: Witness
• Realization: Peter Weir
• Scenario: Earl W. Wallace and William Kelley
• Production: Edward S. Feldman, David Bombyk and Wendy Stites
• Production company: Paramount Pictures
• Budget: 12 million dollars
• Music: Maurice Guard hair
• Photography: John Seale
• Assembly: Noble Thom
• Decorations: Stan Jolley
• Country of origin: the United States
• Format: Colors - 1,85:1 - Dolby - 35 mm
• Kind: Police officer
• Lasted: 112 minutes
• Comings out date: February 8th 1985 (the United States), May 22nd 1985 (France)

Distribution

• Harrison Ford: John Book
• Kelly McGillis: Rachel Lapp
• Josef To summon: Paul Schaeffer
• Lukas Haas: Samuel Lapp
• Jan Rubes: Eli Lapp
• Alexander Godunov : Daniel Hochleitner
• Danny Glover: James McFee
• Brent Jennings: Elden Casing
• Patti LuPone: Elaine
• Angus MacInnes : Fergie
• Frederick Rolf : Stoltzfus
• Viggo Mortensen : Moses Hochleitner
• John Garson: Bishop Tchantz
• Beverly May : Mrs. Yoder
• ED Crowley: the sheriff

Around film

• turning was held with Intercourse, Lancaster and Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania.
• In a scene, Rachel requires of the inspector John Book if he knows the carpentry, this last guarantor a little . It is it should be noted that before becoming actor, Harrison Ford was carpenter.
• the production had first of all required of David Cronenberg to carry out film and of Sylvester Stallone to interpret the role of John Book.
• It acts of the first film in which the actor Viggo Mortensen played, become for his role of Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings celebrates thereafter, of Peter Jackson.

Rewards

• Price of best foreign film, at the time of the Hochi Film Awards 1985.
• Oscar of the best scenario and the best assembly, like nomination with the Oscars of best film, better realizer, better photography, better music, better artistic director and better actor (Harrison Ford) in 1986.
• Price of the best music and nomination at the prices of best film, better scenario, better photography, better assembly, better actor (Harrison Ford) and better actress (Kelly McGillis), at the time of BAFTA Awards 1986.
• Price of best foreign film, at the time of the Blue Ribbon Awards 1986.
• Nomination with the Golden Globe of best dramatic film, better realizer, better scenario, better music, better actor (Harrison Ford) and female best supporting role (Kelly McGillis) in 1986.
• Nomination with the Grammy Award of the best film music in 1986.
• Price of best foreign film, at the time of the Kinema Junpo Awards 1986.

External bond

• Witness on Internet Movie Database

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