Rent Witness (1985)
3.8 of 5 from 182 ratings
1h 48min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When a young Amish woman (Kelly McGillis) and her son (Lukas Haas) are caught up in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent, their unlikely savior proves to be the worldly and cynical Philadelphia detective John Book. Harrison Ford is sensational as Book, the cop who runs head-on into the non-violent world of a Pennsylvania Amish community. The end result is an action-packed struggle of life and death, interwoven with a sensitive undercurrent of caring and forbidden love.
- Actors:
- Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas, Josef Sommer, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov, Danny Glover, Brent Jennings, Patti Lupone, Angus MacInnes, Frederick Rolf, Viggo Mortensen, John Garson, Beverly May, Ed Crowley, Timothy Carhart, Sylvia Kauders, Marian Swan, Maria Bradley, Rozwill Young
- Directors:
- Peter Weir
- Producers:
- Edward S. Feldman
- Writers:
- William Kelley, Pamela Wallace
- Others:
- William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace, Thom Noble, Maurice Jarre, John Seale, Stan Jolley, John Anderson
- Studio:
- Paramount
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance, Thrillers
- Collections:
- All You Need to Know About Dump Month Movies, Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 3, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Jack Nicholson, People of the Pictures, Remembering James Earl Jones, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films About Trains: Thrillers, Top 100 AFI Passions, Top Films
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/06/2025
- Run Time:
- 112 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by film historian Jarret Gahan
- Video interview with cinematographer John Seale
- Visual essay on the film's performances by film journalist Staci Layne Wilson
- Vintage 1985 interview in which Harrison Ford discusses Witness with critic Bobbie Wygant
- Between Two Worlds - five-part archival documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Peter Weir, John Seale, producer Edward S. Feldman, and actors Lukas Haas, Patti LuPone and Viggo Mortensen
- A Conversation with Peter Weir - archival interview with the film's director
- Deleted scene from the network TV version of the film
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/06/2025
- Run Time:
- 112 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by film historian Jarret Gahan
- Video interview with cinematographer John Seale
- Visual essay on the film's performances by film journalist Staci Layne Wilson
- Vintage 1985 interview in which Harrison Ford discusses Witness with critic Bobbie Wygant
- Between Two Worlds - five-part archival documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Peter Weir, John Seale, producer Edward S. Feldman, and actors Lukas Haas, Patti LuPone and Viggo Mortensen
- A Conversation with Peter Weir - archival interview with the film's director
- Deleted scene from the network TV version of the film
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
