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Synopsis: Witness is a 1985 American crime thriller film directed by Peter Weir and starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis. The screenplay by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, and Earl W. Wallace focuses on a detective protecting a young Amish boy who becomes a target after he witnesses a murder in Philadelphia.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 25 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
R
Year:
1985
112 min
1,048 Views


RACHEL:

Where she sits among women, accepting their

condolences.

DANIEL HOCHSTETLER

A brawny-armed, ruggedly-handsome, raffish looking

Amishman.

There is something atypical about his face a slightly

sardonic set of

mouth, a bold eye, a prominent set of jaw. Not exactly

what old Jacob

Ammann had in mind, maybe, but a well set-up man

nonetheless, and at

ease among men. He's among a group of men including old

STOLTZFUS,

the local healer, FISHER, BIEILER and Bieiler's stout

young son, Tom.

STOLTZFUS:

Lapp was a good farmer.

None better.

BEILER:

But not the man to buy a horse

for you.

(and)

Hochstetler, wasn't it your

father

sold him that horse with a

ruptured testicle?

TOM:

(grins)

Told him it was a bee sting

made

him limp that way.

HOCHSTETLER:

(amused)

That horse had one good ball.

That's all it takes.

The others chuckle. But Hochstetler's

attention is still on Rachel.

RACHEL:

as Hochstetler looms on the horizon, plants

himself like a tree in front of her.

11 CONTINUED: (2) 11

At ease as he was with the men, he's a bit awkward at this.

All the women, very much aware of Hochstetler's availability, tune in as

Rachel looks up.

HOCHSTETLER:

I was sorry to hear about Jacob.

Let us hope he walks close with

God.

RACHEL:

I'm sure he does, Daniel.

12 FIELDS, LAPP FARM - DAY12

It is some time after the funeral and the Lapp family is hard at work

breaking ground for the spring ploughing. The death of Jacob has

increased the work load on; all three - Samuel maneuvers a four-mule

team while Rachel and old Eli work nearby, further breaking up the

earth. Rachel looks up from the back-breaking labor as several figures

approach - it's Daniel Hochstetler and two of his brothers. Without a word

they fall in beside Eli and Rachel and take up various tasks associated with

the work in hand. Daniel works close beside Rachel.

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William Kelley

William Kelley was born on May 27, 1929 in Staten Island, New York, USA. He is known for his work on Witness (1985), The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978) and The Blue Lightning (1986). He was married to Nina Kelley. He died on February 3, 2003 in Bishop, California, USA. more…

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