Witness (1985)
by Peter Weir
List Price:
Our Price: $2.79
You Save: $7.16 (72%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here)
Category: VHS Video
See more movie releases
Buy this VHS video movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
VHS Tape Cover Information
Actor: Harrison Ford, Jan Rubes, Josef Sommer, Kelly McGillis, Lukas HaasDirector: Peter Weir
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog; German (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
Running Time: 112 minutes
Release Date: 1992-12-07
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Paramount
Studio: Paramount
VHS Movie Reviews of Witness (1985)
Movie Review: How Bizarre!
Summary: 1 Stars
20th October 2008. I have been asked to review this excellent DVD - which I ordered on the 9th of September, 2008. I would love to give it a resounding thumbs-up of a write-up but, sadly... I have not received it yet! Come on Amazon, tell your left hand what your right hand is doing!
Summary of Witness (1985)
When Samuel (Lukas Haas), a young Amish boy traveling with his mother Rachel (Kelly McGillis), witnesses the murder of a police officer in a public restroom, he and his mother become the temporary wards of John Book (Harrison Ford), a detective who's been assigned to solve the crime. After suspect lineups and mug-shot books yield nothing, Samuel, in the most memorable scene of the film, recognizes the murderer as a narcotics agent whose picture he sees in the precinct. Once Book realizes that the police chief is in on it, too, he whisks Samuel and Rachel back home to Amish country, where he himself goes into hiding as a plain Amish man. The juxtaposition between the life of the Amish and the violence of inner-city police corruption work surprisingly well for the story, and Kelly McGillis as the falling in love widow gives an almost perfect performance. Directed by Peter Weir, the film is extremely successful in drawing the viewer into its world and, accordingly, is immensely entertaining. The only thing that mars its polish is the one-dimensional, almost cartoonish handling of the upper-echelon police corruption--a subtler, more realistic treatment of this aspect of the story would have rendered the film near perfect. --James McGrathDrama VHS Video
VHS Video Movies
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation VHS Video
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics VHS Video
- Comedy VHS Video
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama VHS Video
- Educational
- Fitness
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror VHS Video
- Kids & Family
- Military & War VHS Video
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports VHS Video
- Television VHS Video
- Westerns VHS Video
Movies most talked about in My favorite scenes in best chick flicks
![Indecent Proposal [Region 2] Image](/images/Indecent-Proposal-Region-2-B0000694RS-X.jpg)
Indecent Proposal [Region 2]DVD
Best price: $22.99
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre, 2006)WGBH BOSTON VIDEO; Release date: 2007-02-20; DVD
Best price: $15.70
Price in other shops:
Love FieldOrion; Release date: 1998-05-26; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $19.95
Picnic (Widescreen)Sony Pictures; Release date: 1994-06-24; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $8.69
Price in other shops:
Witness (1985)Paramount; Release date: 1992-12-07; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $2.84
Price in other shops:
Desperately Seeking SusanM G M, Inc; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $6.99
Price in other shops:
Bend It Like Beckham20th Century Fox; Release date: 2003-09-30; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $8.75
Price in other shops:
Velvet GoldmineWalt Disney Video; Release date: 2000-04-04; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $7.00
Price in other shops:
The Fabulous Baker Boys (Widescreen Edition)Lions Gate/Live Home Video; Release date: 1997-07-22; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $0.50
Price in other shops:
Long Hot Summer (1958)20th Century Fox; Release date: 2003-05-20; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $18.50
Similar VHS Movies
The Hunt for Red OctoberRelease date: 1998-12-01; DVD
Best price: $27.00
SabrinaFORD,HARRISON; Release date: 2002-01-15; DVD
Best price: $4.02
Price in other shops:
Presumed InnocentRelease date: 1997-12-17; DVD
Best price: $2.88
Price in other shops:
Sleepless in Seattle (10th Anniversary Edition)Sony; Release date: 2003-10-07; DVD
Best price: $7.65
Price in other shops:
Air Force OneBeacon; Release date: 1998-02-10; DVD
Best price: $3.40
Price in other shops:
Clear and Present Danger (Special Collector's Edition)FORD,HARRISON; Release date: 2003-05-06; DVD
Best price: $3.68
Price in other shops:
Patriot Games (Special Collector's Edition)FORD,HARRISON; Release date: 2003-05-06; DVD
Best price: $4.34
Price in other shops:
Regarding HenryRelease date: 2003-09-09; DVD
Best price: $4.17
Price in other shops:
Working GirlGRIFFITH,MELANIE; Release date: 2001-04-17; DVD
Best price: $4.44
Price in other shops:
The FugitiveRelease date: 1997-03-26; DVD
Best price: $7.95
Price in other shops: