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From: pwhite@spock.UUCP (Patricia White '88)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Witness
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Date: Sun, 17-Feb-85 17:02:35 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 17 17:02:35 1985
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     Witness is a good demonstration of the conflict between the old and
the new worlds.  It shows Harrison Ford caught between these worlds and
able to make the decision about which one he can live in.  The homicide
case that he was investigating, however, keeps haunting him.
     Ford plays a Philadelphia detective that is investigating the
murder of a police officer.  A Quaker boy is the sole witness and knows
who the killer is.  When Ford discovers who the killer is he must
protect both the boy and himself.  He goes to the boys town and stays
there to hide from the Philadelphia police, as they are after him for
discovering corruption within the narcotics bureau.  Ford fits in well
until the young boy discovers Ford's gun.  The boys family re-realizes
that this man is an outsider.  Ford decides to leave after he finds out
his partner was killed "in the line of duty".  Then comes the showdown. 
I won't say the ending 'cause it's a bang.
     This is a good movie for Harrison Ford.  You find out he can act in
roles other than a cocky adventurer out for a good time.  Out of a scale
of 1 to 10, I'd say that this is an even 8.

Patricia White, the Choate School.