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(aka "Called Home" )
directed by Peter Weir
USA 1985
Harrison Ford (The Fugitive)
and Kelly McGillis (The
Accused) star as would-be lovers from two different worlds in Witness,
director Peter Weir’s (Picnic
at Hanging Rock) Academy Award-winning neo-noir thriller which pits
modernity against tradition. *** In Peter Weir's thriller Witness, Samuel (Lukas Haas), a young Amish boy, witnesses a murder in the restroom of a Philadelphia bus station. Harrison Ford stars as John Book, the police detective investigating the murder. When Book discovers that the crime was part of a conspiracy involving several officials in his department, he flees Philadelphia to the Amish community where Samuel lives with his widowed mother, Rachel (Kelly McGillis). Slowly assimilating himself into the Amish community, Book eventually finds himself falling in love with Rachel in the midst of his investigation. Eventually, the corrupt police track Book down, and he is forced to confront them, while also trying to protect Rachel and Samuel. |
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Theatrical Release: February 8th, 1985
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Review: Arrow - Region FREE - 4K UHD
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Runtime | 1:52:25.530 | |
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1.85:1 2160P 4K Ultra HD Disc Size: 97,738,901,533 bytesFeature: 86,032,720,896 bytes Video Bitrate: 50.89 MbpsCodec: HEVC Video |
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DTS-HD Master
Audio English 3505 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3505 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 /
48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) DTS Audio English 768 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit |
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Subtitles | English (SDH), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Arrow
1.85:1 2160P 4K Ultra HD Disc Size: 97,738,901,533 bytesFeature: 86,032,720,896 bytes Video Bitrate: 50.89 MbpsCodec: HEVC Video
Edition Details: 4K Ultra HD disc
• Brand new audio commentary by film historian Jarret Gahan
Black 4K Ultra HD Case Chapters 12 |
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There are plentiful
extras on the
4K UHD disc -
starting with an audio commentary by Australian film historian Jarret Gahan
who covers a large amount of content relating to the film from its inception
as a story for an un-produced 'Made-For-TV' movie, through its 1986 Oscar
win for Best Original Screenplay. He discusses how all key creators came
aboard for the production, the changes that were made from pre-production
into production, reception - critically and box-office - along with the "fish
out of water" idiom and Amish representation in film and television
among other topics. It's a thorough, well-researched, commentary. Excellent
job, Jarret! Eye of the Witness is a brand new 1/4 hour video
interview with cinematographer John Seale. Weir and Seale went to the an
exhibition of 17th-century Dutch Masters - notably the paintings of Johannes
Vermeer, which they used as inspiration for the lighting and composition of
the film.
There is also a brand new 15-minute visual essay on the film’s performances
by film journalist Staci Layne Wilson (50
Years of Ghost Movies: Ultimate Guide to Classic Horror Films)
entitled Show Don't Tell - The Quiet Power of Peter Weir's Witness.
where the topic of characters' emotions expressed only with visuals is
discussed. Included is a vintage 1985, 7-minute, interview in which Harrison
Ford discusses Witness with critic Bobbie Wygant discussing Ford's interest
in exploring the ways of the Amish community. Between Two Worlds was
on the 2005 DVD. It is a five-part archival documentary running over an hour
on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Harrison Ford, Kelly
McGillis, Peter Weir, John Seale, producer Edward S. Feldman, and actors
Lukas Haas, Patti LuPone and Viggo Mortensen. Included is A Conversation
with Peter Weir – a 7-minute archival interview with the film’s
director, two vintage EPK (electronic Press Kit) featurettes, a 4-minute
deleted scene from the network TV version of the film, a theatrical trailer
and an image gallery. The limited edition packaging has a reversible sleeve
featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket and there
is a limited edition 60-page perfect bound booklet illustrated by Pocket,
featuring new writing on the film by Dennis Capicik, Martyn Conterio, John
Harrison and Amanda Reyes - plus a fold-out double-sided poster featuring
original and newly commissioned artwork by Pocket and six double-sided
collector’s postcards. |
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