Witness - Directed by Peter Weir - Plot Summary

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   1984      Amish      Baltimore      barn      Book      Carter      chief officer      coloured      culture      customs      documentation      guilt      gun      help      hostage      husband      John Book      knife      McFee      men’s toilet      narcotics      Philadelphia      policeman      Rachael      Rachel      refuge      Samuel      Schaeffer      surrender      three   
Witness by Peter WeirThe opening sequence of the film shows a picture of an community in Pennsylvania in . Rachael a young Amish woman is burying her . She has a son called .

decides to leave the community with Samuel and spend some time with her sister in . They arrive in a central train station, and they have to wait hours in the station. Samuel wanders into the and witnesses a white man being murdered by two other men (one a man) with a . The child manages to escape. A police officer called takes on the case. It transpires that the man who was killed was a .

Samuel LappBook brings Rachael and Samuel to the police station in order to try to help with the investigation of the murder. Samuel notices a photograph of the coloured man who carried out the murder while he is wandering around the police office. This coloured man is a police officer called . Book immediately informs Paul who is about McFee. Book realizes that McFee must be involved in some illegal dealings involving . Schaeffer warns Book not to tell anyone and that he will take care of things. Shortly after this, is shot at by McFee while he leaves a car park. He then realizes that is also involved. Book takes in the Amish community and warns his friend (another police officer) to destroy all about the whole affair.

McFeeBook has been badly injured and is nursed back to health by the members of the community and in particular . They fall in love. Book remains hidden in the community and becomes familiar with their , and starts to imbibe many of their . He leans that has been killed and realizes that Schaeffer and McFee must be involved.

John BookBook has a fight with some local boys and this incident leads Schaeffer to the community where Book is hidden. Book is in the when the three men arrive to kill him. He is not armed with any weapon but manages to kill one of the men and apprehend his . He then shoots . In the meantime Schaeffer takes Rachael as and threatens to shoot her if Book will not . Book throws down his gun as begins to ring the bell calling the whole community for . When the community arrive Book challenges Scheffer and forces him to admit his . The film concludes with Book leaving the community and also leaving Rachael, and returning to his job as policeman in .Rachael Lapp