Witness (1985 film)

Witness
Witness
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Weir
Screenplay by	Earl W. Wallace; William Kelley;
Story by	William Kelley; Pamela Wallace; Earl W. Wallace;
Produced by	Edward S. Feldman
Starring	Harrison Ford
Cinematography	John Seale
Edited by	Thom Noble
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Production; company	Edward S. Feldman Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 8, 1985;
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12 million
Box office	$116.1 million

Witness is a 1985 American neo-noir crime thriller film^[1] directed by Peter Weir. Starring Harrison Ford, its plot focuses on a police detective protecting an Amish woman and her son, who becomes a target after he witnesses a brutal murder in a Philadelphia railway station.

Filmed in 1984, Witness was released theatrically by Paramount Pictures in February 1985. The film went on to become a sleeper hit, grossing over $116 million worldwide. At the 58th Academy Awards, it earned eight nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Ford, winning Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing. It was also nominated for seven BAFTA Awards, winning one for Maurice Jarre's score, and six Golden Globe Awards. William Kelley and Earl W. Wallace won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and the 1986 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay presented by the Mystery Writers of America.