While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.
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DIRECTOR
Peter Weir
SCREENPLAY
Earl W. Wallace
William Kelley
STORY
Earl W. Wallace
Pamela Wallace
William Kelley
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
John Seale
EDITOR
Thom Noble
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Maurice Jarre
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Stan Jolley
PRODUCER
Edward S. Feldman
ADR SUPERVISOR
Fred Stafford
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Joan E. Chapman
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Wendy Stites
BOOM OPERATOR
Forrest Williams
CASTING
Dianne Crittenden
CO-PRODUCER
David Bombyk
COLOR TIMER
Bob Noland
CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR
Robert Krume
COSTUME SUPERVISOR
Dallas D. Dornan
Shari Feldman
COSTUMER
Michael W. Hoffman
Paula Cain
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
David McGiffert
FOLEY EDITOR
Allan Bromberg
Pamela Bentkowski
HAIR SUPERVISOR
Bette Iverson
HAIRSTYLIST
Leland V. Crawford
LOCATION MANAGER
Michael John Meehan
MAKEUP SUPERVISOR
Michael Hancock
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Ted Swanson
PUBLICIST
Michael Klastorin
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Cynnie Troup
Hope Williams
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Pamela M. Eilerson
SET DECORATION
John H. Anderson
SET DESIGNER
Craig Edgar
SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
Alan L. Nineberg
Andrew Patterson
Bruce Richardson
Frank Howard
Norval D. Crutcher III
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Don Digirolamo
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Robert Glass
STUNT COORDINATOR
Gary Epper
Glenn R. Wilder
STUNT DOUBLE
Vic Armstrong
STUNTS
Anderson Martin
Bob Minor
SUPERVISING MUSIC EDITOR
Richard Stone
SUPERVISING SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
Cecelia Hall
George Watters II
Academy Awards
1986Nominee: Best Original Score
Nominee: Best Production Design
Nominee: Best Picture
Nominee: Best Actor
Nominee: Best Director
Winner: Best Film Editing
Nominee: Best Cinematography
Winner: Best Writing, Original Screenplay
National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films
1985Winner: National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films