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Witness

1985 film directed by Peter Weir
Movie film Q488041
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Summary

Witness is a film[1]. Witness ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,079 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Film Editing[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5]
  • Director: Peter Weir[6]
  • Screenwriter: Earl W. Wallace[7], William Kelley[8]
  • Composer: Maurice Jarre[9]
  • Genre: drama film[10], crime film[11], thriller film[12]
  • Cast member: Harrison Ford[13], Kelly McGillis[14], Josef Sommer[15], Lukas Haas[16], Alexander Godunov[17], Danny Glover[18], Viggo Mortensen[19], Jan Rubeš[20], Frederick Rolf[21], Patti LuPone[22], Robert Earl Jones[23], Angus MacInnes[24], Brent Jennings[25], Timothy Carhart[26]
  • Producer: Edward S. Feldman[27]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[28]
  • Director of photography: John Seale[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30], German[31]
  • Soundtrack release: Witness[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 8.4/10[34], 76/100[35], 94%[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1985[39], May 24, 1985[40], February 8, 1985[41]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[42], Netflix[43]
  • Narrative location: Pennsylvania[44]
  • Filming location: Philadelphia[45]
  • Main subject: Amish[46]
  • Film editor: Thom Noble[47]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[48], Academy Award for Best Actor[49], Academy Award for Best Director[50], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[51], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[52], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[53], Academy Award for Best Production Design[54], Academy Award for Best Original Score[55]
  • Title: Witness[56]
  • MPA film rating: R[57]
  • Different from: Witness[58]

Why It Matters

Witness has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Witness is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did Witness receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Film Editing[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].

Related Entities

Alexander Godunov Danny Glover film Harrison Ford Kelly McGillis Maurice Jarre Netflix Patti LuPone Pennsylvania Peter Weir United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  55. [57] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es',
    Ampas collections film id → W062650
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 90329
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 16531
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  4. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0026795
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1985-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1985-05-24T00:00:00Z, +1985-02-08T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+112'}
    Mpa film rating → R
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