Movie Settings Database

Witness

Where:

Pennsylvania

When:

The 1980s

A big city cop. A small country boy. They have nothing in common... but a murder. — A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. On the farm, he slowly assimilates despite his urban grit and forges a romantic bond with the child's beautiful mother.

Released in 1985 — 113 minutes

Genres:

Crime Drama Romance Thriller

Languages:

English German