Witness (1985)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

A big city cop. A small country boy. They have nothing in common... but a murder.

While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.

• Released: 1985-02-08
• Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 1,962 votes

Directed by Peter Weir.

Top cast

• Harrison Ford as John Book
• Kelly McGillis as Rachel
• Josef Sommer as Schaeffer
• Lukas Haas as Samuel
• Jan Rubeš as Eli Lapp
• Alexander Godunov as Daniel Hochleitner
• Danny Glover as McFee
• Brent Jennings as Carter
• Patti LuPone as Elaine
• Angus MacInnes as Fergie

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Witness

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Super Channel Plus, Super Channel Amazon Channel, fuboTV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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