Witness is a 1985 movie released by Paramount Pictures starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis. Directed by Peter Weir, it was filmed in Philadelphia and Intercourse, Pennsylvania. 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 1995. ... Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942,) is an American actor who, between 1977 and 1983, appeared in what were then four of the top ten highest-grossing movies ever. ... Kelly McGillis (born 9 July 1957 in Newport Beach, California, USA) is an American actress. ... Peter Weir (born August 21, 1944) is an Australian film director. ... Independence Hall Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as Philly or the City of Brotherly Love) is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the most populous city in the state of Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County. ... Intercourse, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community in Leacock Township, Lancaster County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...

While changing trains in Philadelphia, an Amish widow's son witnesses a murder in the train station's toilets. It turns out that a police officer is the murderer, and Philadelphia detective John Book quickly decides to hide the mother and child for their own protection. But when John's partner is murdered by another crooked cop looking for the boy, John himself must go into hiding. The Amish are a denomination of Anabaptists related to the Mennonites, most of whom are noted for their avoidance of modern devices such as automobiles and electricity. ... Alternate uses: see widow (typesetting). ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... A detective is an officer of the police who performs criminal or administrative investigations, in some police departments, the lowest rank among such investigators (above the lowest rank of officers and below sergeants), a civilian licensed to investigate information not readily available in public records (a private investigator, also called...

The only place he can think of is the farm run by the woman's family, where he takes her and boy. Forced to stay because he has been shot, he adopts Amish dress, participates in the community, and begins to fall in love with the widow he is protecting. Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ...

But upon a visit to town to use a public telephone, he gets into a fight with some youths who are abusing some Amish — blowing his cover. The corrupt police officers from the city hear of this event, which is uncharacteristic of the Amish, and come looking for him.

The movie portrays the strong contrasts between the debased and unempathetic urbanised world John Book lives in, and the simpler, ruralistic lifestyle of the Amish, which is pre-Industrial Revolution-European in nature. The Industrial Revolution was the major social, economic and technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century. ... This article is about the continent. ...

Although the train station is not identified in the film, the station scenes (including the murder) were filmed in Philadelphia's 30th Street Station. 30th Street Station is the main railroad station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

The film won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Harrison Ford was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Book, his only Oscar nomination to date. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ... Academy Award for Best Actor - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ...

External links

• Witness at the Internet Movie Database