His own life also in jeopardy, book must hide out on the lapp familys rural farm, where he forms an unexpected bond with the members of the. Witness is a 1985 american neonoir crime thriller film directed by peter weir and starring harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, and lukas haas. Witness movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. Its a love story, a fishoutofwater tale, and an examination of clashing cultures in a modern world. In 1984, an amish community attends the funeral of jacob lapp, who leaves behind his wife rachel and eightyearold son samuel. When 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.
The screenplay by william kelley, pamela wallace, and earl w. The end result is an action packed struggle of life and death, interwoven with a sensitive. Retrace harrison fords footsteps on witness tours of. Harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, lukas haas, danny glover. The lapps amish farm where harrison ford stays belonged to paul and emma krantz. In peter weirs thriller witness, samuel lukas haas, a young amish boy, witnesses a murder in the restroom of a philadelphia bus station. Witness helps people use video and technology to protect and defend human rights. Peter weirs exceptionally fine witness finds harrison ford earning his first and, so far, only best actor oscar nomination. Why witness remains one of the best hollywood film from. A history of the episcopal church 17821985 read full ebook. The story begins in a small amish community in lancaster, pennsylvania. Harrison ford is sensational as book, the cop who runs headon into the nonviolent world of a.
Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on reddit opens in new window. John book harrison ford and rachel lapp kelly mcgillis are in a pickle together. When a young amish boy witnesses a murder, a hardened philly detective goes into hiding in amish country to protect him until the trial. 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. Feb 17, 2020 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. Witness starts among the amish in lancaster county, pennsylvania, amid golden cornfields and rippling grass, whitewashed farm houses and black horsedrawn buggies. If youre referring to the 1985 film starring harrison ford and kelly mcgillis, its rated for strong violence, gore, and language. Watch witness 1985 full movie free online streaming tubi. Jimmy hollywood harrison ford 1994 the fugitive dr. 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. Book soon learns to relax among the amish, a people who stay away from.
Viggo mortensens role as a young amish farmer is significant primarily because it was the first movie in which. 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. Moonlighting 19851989 witness for the executionmavi ay 2. 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 one of the examples that prove that the 80s was just as much an era of beautifully crafted movies as any other.
This is, first of all, an electrifying and poignant love story. The movie witness introduced the amish and lancaster county to the wider world in 1985. Australian peter weirs first hollywood film tells the story of john book harrison ford, a philadelphia cop whose life is altered while trying to help rachel kelly mcgillis, an amish woman, and her son samuel lukas haas, who witnesses a murder in a. In 1993, the krantzs approached the lancaster farmland trust about preserving it and. Retrace harrison fords footsteps on witness tours of lancaster county, pa. Harrison ford crushes your romantic dreams about witness. Harrison must have felt very comfortable filming this. When they arrive at the train station samuel wants to go to the bathroom, where he wittnesses a murder. Then it is a movie about the choices we make in life and the choices that other people make for us.
For harrison ford, freed from the shackles of han solo although still bound to indiana jones, this was an. Witness by joe reid dec 20, 2015 if youre looking to take a break from repeated trips to see the force awakens, why not keep the harrison ford good times rolling by watching witness. Philadelphia detective john book harrison ford must protect the sole witness to a murder at a train stationyoung amish boy samuel lapp lukas haaswhen the crime is linked to police corruption. Aside from an opening title identifying the year as 1984, there is little in the opening scene, a funeral for a young farmer leaving behind a widow and a young boy, to tell us we are.
Harrison ford is sensational as book, the cop who runs headon into the nonviolent world of a pennsylvania amish community. Witness, harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, danny glover, viggo mortensen. Harrison ford stars as a philadelpha detective trying to protect an amish boy who witnessed a murder in this actionpacked and suspenseful drama. Rent witness 1985 starring harrison ford and kelly mcgillis on dvd and bluray. Witness is beautifully filmed on location in philadelphia and lancaster county with excellent direction by peter weir and haunting music by maurice jarre. Ford was nominated for a best actor academy award was for the 1985 film witness, in which he plays a detective trying to protect a child witness to a murder. Jan rubes, danny glover, josef sommer, alexander godunov, patti lupone, and viggo mortensen appear in supporting roles. Book, having just dropped off rachel and samuel back at lapps farm, is driving away when he convulses and passes out from loss of blood from an untreated gunshot wound and crashes into a birdhouse. It is located near strasburg, near lancaster, pennsylvania.
Violence is strong because there are some scenes that involve bloody violence. Harrison ford was 41 in witness when he played the character det. Witness 59 movie clip murder witness 1985 hd youtube. Harrison ford and kelly mcgillis as detective john book and rachel lapp, respectively, in a scene from witness. 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. Only then is it a thriller one that alfred hitchcock would have been proud to make. Harrison ford plays the cop, john book, who heads to lancaster county from philadelphia after a young murder witness identifies books colleague as the culprit, unveiling a departmental conspiracy. 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. Download torrent added 1 year ago in movies downloaded 4 times. Richard kimble 1993 the young indiana jones chronicles indiana jones age 50 1993 patriot games jack ryan 1992 regarding henry henry turner 1991 presumed innocent rusty sabich 1990 indiana jones and the last crusade indiana jones 1989 working girl jack trainer 1988. Oct 08, 2011 in peter weirs thriller witness, samuel lukas haas, a young amish boy, witnesses a murder in the restroom of a philadelphia bus station.
Witness, which opens today at the astor plaza and other theaters, is the story of john book harrison ford, a tough, guntoting philadelphia narcotics detective who, to escape his own murder. Today he is 77, and has starred in 93 movies in total, 61 since witness was released how old do you think he looks in the movie. It told the story of a cop who found refuge in an amish community while his corrupt superiors hunted him down. Download witness 1985 harrison ford kelly mcgillis 1080p. In peter weirs witness, harrison ford falls for a modest, beautiful amish woman kelly mcgillis who clearly returns his affections. Harrison ford born july, 1942 is an american actor, aviator, and environmental activist. The screenplay was written by william kelley, pamela wallace and earl w. Witness bd 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. Harrison ford stars as john book, the police detective investigating the murder. 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. It works as a police thriller, a cross cultural study, a romance. Harrison ford is john book a big city cop who knows too much. Download witness 1985 harrison ford kelly mcgillis 1080p h. Starring harrison ford, a young viggo mortensen, kelly mcgillis and lukas haas.
Part of 8 pages of info for the 1985 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. The end result is an action packed struggle of life and death, interwoven with a sensitive undercurrent of caring and forbidden love. With harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, lukas haas, josef sommer. Wallace focuses on a detective protecting a young amish boy who becomes a. In fact, the entirety of peter weirs first american feature is still a powerful and sympathetic commentary on the clash of cultures, and features perhaps harrison ford s finest performance of his career. After witnessing a brutal murder, young amish boy samuel lukas haas and his mother rachel kelly mcgillis seek protection from police officer john book harrison ford. On saturday, experience the lancaster county farm where. When a young amish boy witnesses a murder and identifies a dirty cop as the killer, detective john book risks his life to protect the boy and his mother as they flee to the amish countryside. Calling witness a crime thriller is technically accurate, but it does this layered and dramatically compelling movie a disservice. The killing is witnessed by a small boy, lukas haas, who is a member of the amish community, a religious. Harrison ford stars as john book, the police detective. Harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, lukas haas, josef sommer a young amish boy is sole witness to a murder. Released february 8th, 1985, witness stars harrison ford, kelly mcgillis, alexander godunov, josef sommer the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of 76 out of 100.
Dec 05, 20 in 1985 harrison ford starred in the movie witness. Witness surefooted thriller, beautifully photographed, with ford s best performance thus far. Rachel is a young amish widow with an 8 year old son. Witness begins like many thrillers, with a murder, this time at a city railway station. Australian director peter weirs first hollywood film examines the tenuous survival of innocence in. 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. Unleash your inner hero, embrace your courage, and do the right thing. Harrison ford, viggo mortensen, danny glover, lukas haas 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.
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