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Summary:

When a young Amish woman and her son get caught up in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent, their savior turns out to be the hardened Philadelphia detective John Book, who runs head-on into the non-violent world of a Pennsylvania Amish community.

Contributors:

Weir, Peter, 1944-

Feldman, Edward S., 1929-2020

Bombyk, David

Kelley, William, 1929-2003

Wallace, Pamela

Wallace, Earl W.

Ford, Harrison, 1942-

McGillis, Kelly, 1957-

Sommer, M. Josef

Haas, Lukas, 1976-

Rubeš, Jan, 1920-2009

Godunov, Alexander

Seale, John, 1942-

Noble, Thom

Jarre, Maurice

Paramount Pictures Corporation

Languages:

English
French

Language Notes:

English (Dolby surround or 5.1 surround) and French (Dolby surround) language soundtracks ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

Related Series:

Widescreen DVD collection

Subjects:

Homicide investigation — Pennsylvania — Philadelphia — Drama

Police corruption — Pennsylvania — Philadelphia — Drama

Child witnesses — Pennsylvania — Drama

Amish — Social life and customs — Drama

Homicide investigation

Police corruption

Child witnesses

Amish — Social life and customs

Amish

Pennsylvania — Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Genres:

Motion pictures

Detective and mystery films

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Police films

Feature films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD.

Performers:

Cast: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov, Patti LuPone, Danny Glover, Brent Jennings.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, John Seale ; editor, Thom Noble ; music, Maurice Jarre.

General Notes:

Widescreen format.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Special features include: interactive menus ; scene selections ; theatrical trailer ; interview with Peter Weir.
Filmed on location in Lancaster County and Philadelphia, Pa.
Academy Awards, 1986: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley, Pamela Wallace); Best Film Editing (Thom Noble).

Audience:

MPAA rating: R.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

WIT 1985 DVD

ISBNs:

079215553X

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 097360173673
Publisher Number, Paramount: 017367

OCLC Numbers:

42002319