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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304286302
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 6304286309
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: January 21, 1997
Sales Rank: 78797
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1995
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Amazon.com essential video:
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 McGrath
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Witness (Special Collector's Edition)(Widescreen)
PETER WEIR'S FIRST AMERICAN FILM IS ALSO HIS FINEST TO DATE. PART THRILLER, PART ROMANCE, PART ANTHROPOLOGICAL ESSAY, IT CONCERNS THE EVENTS THAT FOLLOW A YOUNG BOY'S WATCHFUL PRESENCE OF A MURDER. THE COP INVESTIGATING THE CASE FINDS OUT THAT THE CULPRITS ARE CORRUPT COLLEAGUES, AND HIS OWN LIFE THREATENED. HE RETURNS TO THE HOME OF THE BOY AND HIS MOTHER TO HIDE AWAY. THUS FAR THE THRILLER. ROMANCE TAKES OVER FOR A WHILE AS HE FALLS IN LOVE ... Read More
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Some movies stand up through many viewings, years apart. For examples, "Gone With the Wind," "Casablanca," and "The Wizard of Oz." "Witness" does not. On the second viewing, after decades, the cracks are too obvious. I just wasn't convinced by the plot. Harrison Ford recovers too quickly from a bullet wound. The love affair didn't feel realistic--a hard nosed, city cop and a very innocent Amish woman. The bad guys find Ford and we don't quite know how. The nude scene was obviously to show ... Read More
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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!
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I purchased it as a gift to my friend of 43 years because she has no idea of what Amish is. I watched that movie ten times before. I love Harrison Ford, I love everything about Amish. Delivery couldn't have been better: the package is neat and safe, extremely fast. Thanks.
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Witness (Special Collector's Edition)(Widescreen)
A DVD to be appreciated and enjoyed as a Collector's item.
Y.A. Howe
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