Witness
A big city cop. A small country boy. They have nothing in common... but a murder.
While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $116M
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While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.
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Box Office & Release
Witness returned 9.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $12M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $116M
- Release date
- Feb 8, 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
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