Witness

Summary

Witness is a film^[1]. Witness ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,848 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Witness received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[3].
• Witness received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[4].
• Witness received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[5].
• Witness's instance of is recorded as film^[6].
• Witness's director is recorded as Peter Weir^[7].
• Witness's screenwriter is recorded as Earl W. Wallace^[8].
• Witness's screenwriter is recorded as William Kelley^[9].
• Witness's composer is recorded as Maurice Jarre^[10].
• Witness's genre is recorded as drama film^[11].
• Witness's genre is recorded as crime film^[12].
• Witness's genre is recorded as thriller film^[13].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Harrison Ford^[14].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Kelly McGillis^[15].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Josef Sommer^[16].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Lukas Haas^[17].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Alexander Godunov^[18].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Danny Glover^[19].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Q171363^[20].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Jan Rubeš^[21].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Frederick Rolf^[22].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Patti LuPone^[23].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Robert Earl Jones^[24].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Angus MacInnes^[25].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Brent Jennings^[26].
• Witness's cast member is recorded as Timothy Carhart^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Witness's producer is recorded as Edward S. Feldman^[28]. Witness's director is recorded as Peter Weir^[7]. Screenwriters include Earl W. Wallace^[8] and William Kelley^[9]. Cast members include Harrison Ford^[14], Kelly McGillis^[15], Josef Sommer^[16], Lukas Haas^[17], Alexander Godunov^[18], and Danny Glover^[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1985-01-01T00:00:00Z^[29], +1985-05-24T00:00:00Z^[30], and +1985-02-08T00:00:00Z^[31]. Original languages include English^[32] and German^[33]. Genres include drama film^[11], crime film^[12], and thriller film^[13].

Subject and Themes

Witness's main subject is recorded as Amish^[34].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[3], an Academy Awards^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1935^[37]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[4], an award for best screenplay^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1941^[40]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[5], a film award^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1929^[43]. Reviews include 8.4/10^[44], 76/100^[45], and 94%^[46].

Why It Matters

Witness ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,848 views/month).^[2] Witness has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Witness is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

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].