Witness In the 1985 film witness director peter weir explores the sharp cultural conflicts between the old Amish society of western Pennsylvania and the modern American world of crime and violence. The main character, Philadelphia police detective John Book (played by Harrison Ford), is forced into hiding by a group of corrupt fellow officers looking for a little Amish boy (played by Lukas Haas). The boy witnesses a brutal killing and identifies the policeman who did …showed first 75 words of 1450 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1450 total…beautiful widow. After seeing this movie for the first time I was moved by its well thought out plot, character shifts, editing, motif, and shot selection. Being told the story by 3 different people gave you an overall sense of being informed on every account and not missing a thing. Witness combines all these things without being to flashy or over bearing, I can plainly see why it is on the top 100 films of all time.