Harrison ford is an american actor who has had a long and varied career in the entertainment industry across six different decades. I rarely watch a movie more than once, but i have watched witness several times. While visiting philadelphia, a young amish boy become a witness to a murder, and the killers want to find a way to silence him, permanently. Witness is a 1985 american neonoir crime thriller film directed by peter weir and starring harrison ford, kelly mcgillis. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast.
Watch online witness 1985 full movie putlocker123, download witness putlocker123 stream witness movie in hd 720p1080p. Detective john book harrison ford leading the case befriends young samuel and his mother giving them temporary. Then it is a movie about the choices we make in life and the choices that other people make for us. Officer john book harrison ford becomes the protector, but when the bad guys decide to target him as well, he decides that the best place to hide out is the childs family farm. In peter weirs witness, harrison ford falls for a modest, beautiful amish woman kelly mcgillis who clearly returns his affections. Harrison ford is one of my favorite actors, he was young in witness, but still a good actor.
Witness is still a powerful and sympathetic commentary on the clash of cultures, and features perhaps harrison fords finest performance of his. Witness 1985 cast and crew after witnessing a brutal murder, young amish boy samuel lukas haas and his mother rachel kelly mcgillis seek protection from. Witness peter weir, harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, alexander. This is, first of all, an electrifying and poignant love story. Harrison ford has never given a better performance in a movie. Ford is also widely known for his portrayal of indiana jones in the titular film franchise and as tom clancys jack ryan in the spy thrillers. A young amish boy called samuel, stunningly played by lukas haas in his debut, is the only witness to the murder of a philly undercover detective at a train station and ford is the investigating. Find out where witness is streaming, if witness is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Harrison ford is sensational as book, the cop who runs headon into the non violent world of a pennsylvania amish community.
Hannah montana he could be the one full with lyrics by sam. When a young amish boy witnesses a murder, a hardened philly detective goes into hiding in amish country to protect him until the trial. 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. This was a hollywood movie with hollywood values if you attended a mennonite church, you probably wouldnt have been able to watch it in youth group, and yet it presented the. A history of the episcopal church 17821985 read full ebook. Peter weirs exceptionally fine witness finds harrison ford earning his first and, so far, only best actor oscar nomination. Harrison ford stars as john book, the police detective investigating the. Play movie in hd download movie in hd a sheltered amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. Harrison ford, in a daring break from his previous diet of blockbusters, stars as john book, a hardened but decent and honest philadelphia detective. When a young amish boy is sole witness to a murder, policeman john. Airport bank with the arrival of the soviet premier. It has rich characters and was the major turning point for ford in transitioning from an action adventurer into a bonafide leading man. Witness comes billed as a thriller, but its so much more than a thriller that i wish they hadnt even used the word murder in the ads.
Starring harrison ford, a young viggo mortensen, kelly mcgillis and lukas haas. Witness 49 movie clip positive identification 1985. Witness 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It told the story of a cop who found refuge in an amish community while his corrupt superiors hunted him down. Witness had many good supporting actorsactresses making it an exceptional movie. The film was a big hit further evidence that ford could carry a movie even when he wasnt playing han solo, indiana jones or a robot detective in the future.
For harrison ford, freed from the shackles of han solo although still bound to indiana jones, this was an. In 1985 harrison ford starred in the movie witness. Viggo mortensens first movie role by dreamsnfairies. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a pennsylvania dutch community.
Ford made his film debut in 1966 and spent most of the first ten years of his career in small supporting roles in both films and television before rising to stardom for his portrayal of the iconic and heroic character han solo in the epic space opera. Harrison ford, josef sommer, kelly mcgillis, lukas haas. Harrison must have felt very comfortable filming this scene, since he was a carpenter before. One thing i really like is that the producers were able to use harrison ford s ability as a carpenter in the barn raising scenes. Witness is beautifully filmed on location in philadelphia and lancaster county with excellent direction by peter weir and haunting music by maurice jarre. He gained worldwide fame for his starring role as han solo in the original star wars trilogy and would reprise the role decades later in the sequel trilogy. Moonlighting 19851989 witness for the executionmavi ay 2. Harrison ford stars as john book, the police detective investigating the murder. We know she returns his affections because she dances with him in a barn, lets him see her topless while shes taking a sponge bath, and engages in a steamy makeout session with him in the middle of a pennsylvania field. Samuel goes into the mens room and witnesses two men attack and. The screenplay was written by william kelley, pamela wallace and earl w.
I do not recognize violence but this scene shows that it is sometimes justified and necessary. Watch witness 1985 full movie free online streaming tubi. Witness 49 movie clip positive identification 1985 hd youtube. Witness 99 movie clip right of way 1985 hd youtube. One thing i really like is that the producers were able to use harrison fords ability as a carpenter in the barn raising scenes. Its a love story, a fishoutofwater tale, and an examination of clashing cultures in a modern world. Harrison ford stars as john book, the police detective. With harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, lukas haas, josef sommer. Released february 8th, 1985, witness stars harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, alexander godunov, josef sommer the r movie has a runtime of about 1.
When book discovers that the crime was part of a conspiracy. An 8 year old amish boy and his mother are traveling to philadelphia, on their way to visit the mothers sister. Paulas final movie was this muchdissected and allegedly quite troubled action drama, but the movie works almost despite itself. This harrison ford film includes glimpses into another culture the life of the amish, a fantastic barnraising scene where the whole local amish community come. Unless you had tremedous recall of all the bit roles in american grafitti or the conversation, the first time the world at large set their eyes on harrison ford was in the little indie that could. Trailer for peter weirs film starring harrison ford,kelly mcgillis,josef sommer,lukas haas,jan rubes,alexander godunov,brent jennings,danny glover,patti lupone,viggo mortensen,angus macinnes. Calling witness a crime thriller is technically accurate, but it does this layered and dramatically compelling movie a disservice. Harrison ford crushes your romantic dreams about witness. Samuel becomes a witness to the murder of an undercover narcotics cop. Only then is it a thriller one that alfred hitchcock would have been proud to make. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Harrison ford is one of hollywoods leading men, with an acting career that has spanned more than 50 years and included iconic roles such as indiana jones and han solo. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing witness 1985 near you.
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