"Witness" quotes

Witness poster
When a young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder while visiting Philadelphia with his mother, police detective John Book tries to protect the boy until an attempt on Book's life forces him... Read all

Director: Peter Weir
Writer: William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, romance, thriller
Year: 1985
MetaScore: 76/100
ImdbRating: 7.4
BoxOffice: $68,706,993
Released: 08 Feb 1985
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 13 wins & 25 nominations total

36 Clips

I hear you're a carpenter - Witness 00:10
I hear you're a carpenter
Everyone has an idea about you and the Englishman Book - Witness 00:12
Everyone has an idea about you and the Englishman Book
Goodbye John Book - Witness 00:10
Goodbye John Book
No please Eat Book - Witness 00:35
No please Eat Book
I just don't want you to get hurt - Witness 00:34
I just don't want you to get hurt
My gun - Witness 00:31
My gun
What the fuck you doing man - Witness 00:07
What the fuck you doing man
I know you asshole - Witness 00:04
I know you asshole
How do I look I mean do I look Amish - Witness 00:10
How do I look I mean do I look Amish
None better But not the man to buy a horse for you - Witness 00:18
None better But not the man to buy a horse for you
Calling me at home I can't trace the call That's smart John very smart - Witness 00:36
Calling me at home I can't trace the call That's smart John...
You said we would be safe in Philadelphia Well I was wrong - Witness 00:06
You said we would be safe in Philadelphia Well I was wrong
He turned on the light good - Witness 00:23
He turned on the light good
You are the Yankee they talk about - Witness 00:06
You are the Yankee they talk about
Your hole is better now - Witness 00:11
Your hole is better now
Your sister said you don't have a family - Witness 00:36
Your sister said you don't have a family
We're all very happy that you're going to live John Book - Witness 00:09
We're all very happy that you're going to live John Book
What happened to Hochleitner He went home - Witness 00:33
What happened to Hochleitner He went home
What you take into your hands - Witness 00:08
What you take into your hands
I should tell you that this kind of coat doesn't have buttons - Witness 00:34
I should tell you that this kind of coat doesn't have...
We're looking for a suspect - Witness 00:37
We're looking for a suspect
Only the bad man I see - Witness 00:33
Only the bad man I see
Don't put them in the peaches - Witness 00:04
Don't put them in the peaches
I've never seen anything like it in all my years - Witness 00:22
I've never seen anything like it in all my years
It's not our way But it's my way - Witness 00:05
It's not our way But it's my way
Hello we're just here for the day would you mind if I took your picture - Witness 00:21
Hello we're just here for the day would you mind if I took...
Enjoying your reading Oh yeah - Witness 00:10
Enjoying your reading Oh yeah
Is that you Book - Witness 00:36
Is that you Book
It's 4 30 time for milking - Witness 00:04
It's 4 30 time for milking
When can we leave the city - Witness 00:26
When can we leave the city
My God why didn't you get to a hospital - Witness 00:15
My God why didn't you get to a hospital
He's leaving isn't he - Witness 00:25
He's leaving isn't he
Sam the man who was killed tonight - Witness 00:32
Sam the man who was killed tonight
If we'd made love last night I'd have to stay - Witness 00:10
If we'd made love last night I'd have to stay
You never had you hands on a teat before - Witness 00:07
You never had you hands on a teat before
And you be careful out among the English - Witness 00:05
And you be careful out among the English

Cast

John Book - Harrison Ford
Rachel - Kelly McGillis
Schaeffer - Josef Sommer
Samuel - Lukas Haas
Eli Lapp - Jan Rubes
Daniel Hochleitner - Alexander Godunov
McFee - Danny Glover
Carter - Brent Jennings
Elaine - Patti LuPone
Fergie - Angus MacInnes
Stoltzfus - Frederick Rolf
Moses Hochleitner - Viggo Mortensen
Bishop Tchantz - John Garson
Mrs. Yoder - Beverly May
Sheriff - Ed Crowley
Zenovich - Timothy Carhart
Tourist Lady - Sylvia Kauders
Mrs. Schaeffer - Marian Swan
Schaeffer's Daughter - Maria Bradley
T-Bone - Rozwill Young
Amish - Paul S. Nuss
Amish - Emily Tracy
Amish - Fred Steinharter
Amish - John D. King
Amish - Paul Goss
Amish - Annemarie Vallerio
Amish - Bruce E. Camburn
Town Man - William Francis
Ticket Seller - Tom Kennedy
Couple in Garage - Ardyth Kaiser
Couple in Garage - Thomas Quinn
Detective - Eugene Dooley
Detective - Victoria Scott
Detective - Richard Chaves
Detective - Tim Moyer
Detective - Nino Del Buono
Detective - James Frank Clark
Detective - Joseph Kelly
Detective - Norman Carter
Detective - Craig Clement
Custodian - Robert Earl Jones
Hoodlum - Michael Levering
Hoodlum - Cara Giallanza
Hoodlum - Anthony Dean Rubes
Counterman - Bernie Styles
Mother in Station - Blossom Terry
Little Girl - Jennifer Mancuso
Perp #2 - Paul Dinh-McCrillis
Teen at Train Station - E.J. Dougherty
Crying Amish Woman at Funeral - Nancy Kirk
Young Amish Man - LaVerne Shank