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The Resource Witness, Paramount Pictures presents ; an Edward S. Feldman production ; story by William Kelley and Pamela Wallace & Earl W. Wallace ; screenplay by Earl W. Wallace & William Kelley ; produced by Edward S. Feldman ; directed by Peter Weir

Witness, Paramount Pictures presents ; an Edward S. Feldman production ; story by William Kelley and Pamela Wallace & Earl W. Wallace ; screenplay by Earl W. Wallace & William Kelley ; produced by Edward S. Feldman ; directed by Peter Weir

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Summary
When a young Amish woman and her son get caught up in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent, their savior turns out to be hardened Philadelphia detective John Book. He runs head-on into the non-violent world of a Pennsylvania Amish community. The end result is an action-packed struggle of life and death, interwoven with a sensitive undercurrent of caring and forbidden love
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  • spa
  • fre
  • chi
  • cze
  • dan
  • ger
  • gre
  • ita
  • jpn
  • kor
  • eng
  • dut
  • nor
  • por
  • rus
  • slo
  • fin
  • swe
  • tur
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • ita
  • jpn
  • por
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (152 min.)
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1985
  • 16x9 widescreen (1.85:1)
Instance
Label
Witness
Title
Witness
Statement of responsibility
Paramount Pictures presents ; an Edward S. Feldman production ; story by William Kelley and Pamela Wallace & Earl W. Wallace ; screenplay by Earl W. Wallace & William Kelley ; produced by Edward S. Feldman ; directed by Peter Weir
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Language
  • spa
  • fre
  • chi
  • cze
  • dan
  • ger
  • gre
  • ita
  • jpn
  • kor
  • eng
  • dut
  • nor
  • por
  • rus
  • slo
  • fin
  • swe
  • tur
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • ita
  • jpn
  • por
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
Summary
When a young Amish woman and her son get caught up in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent, their savior turns out to be hardened Philadelphia detective John Book. He runs head-on into the non-violent world of a Pennsylvania Amish community. The end result is an action-packed struggle of life and death, interwoven with a sensitive undercurrent of caring and forbidden love
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videorecording
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  • Witness (Motion picture)
  • Witness (Motion picture)
  • Witness (Motion picture)
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Credits note
Music, Maurice Jarre ; editor, Thom Noble ; director of photography, John Seale
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Language note
English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese or Portuguese dialogue; Spanish, French, English, Chinese, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Finnish, Swedish or Turkish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). (Some language choices not listed on container.)
PerformerNote
Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov, Patti LuPone, Danny Glover, Brent Jennings, Viggo Mortensen
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1929-2003
  • 1929-2020
  • 1944-
  • 1942-
  • 1957-
  • 1976-
  • 1920-2009
  • 1949-1995
  • 1958-
  • 1942-
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  • Wallace, Earl W.
  • Wallace, Pamela
  • Kelley, William
  • Feldman, Edward S.
  • Weir, Peter
  • Ford, Harrison
  • McGillis, Kelly
  • Sommer, M. Josef
  • Haas, Lukas
  • Rubeš, Jan
  • Godunov, Alexander
  • LuPone, Patti
  • Glover, Danny
  • Jennings, Brent
  • Mortensen, Viggo
  • Jarre, Maurice
  • Noble, Thom
  • Seale, John
  • Paramount Pictures Corporation
  • Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
152
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  • Amish
  • Amish
  • Child witnesses
  • Murder
  • Homicide investigation
  • Police corruption
  • Drug traffic
  • Child witnesses
Technique
live action
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Witness, Paramount Pictures presents ; an Edward S. Feldman production ; story by William Kelley and Pamela Wallace & Earl W. Wallace ; screenplay by Earl W. Wallace & William Kelley ; produced by Edward S. Feldman ; directed by Peter Weir
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Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1985
  • 16x9 widescreen (1.85:1)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (152 min.)
Lccn
2022603867
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
032429281234
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 1000579045
  • 2000113814
  • 3000065381
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)919519848
System details
Blu-ray, 1080p high definition widescreen (16x9, 1.85:1); Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (French, Spanish); requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc
Label
Witness, Paramount Pictures presents ; an Edward S. Feldman production ; story by William Kelley and Pamela Wallace & Earl W. Wallace ; screenplay by Earl W. Wallace & William Kelley ; produced by Edward S. Feldman ; directed by Peter Weir
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1985
  • 16x9 widescreen (1.85:1)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (152 min.)
Lccn
2022603867
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
032429281234
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 1000579045
  • 2000113814
  • 3000065381
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)919519848
System details
Blu-ray, 1080p high definition widescreen (16x9, 1.85:1); Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (French, Spanish); requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc

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