John Book

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John Book is the tough, principled Philadelphia detective who goes undercover in an Amish community to protect a young murder witness in the film "Witness."

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John Book canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Witness
associatedWith Rachel Lapp
basedIn Philadelphia
conflictWith corrupt police officers
countryOfCitizenship United States
createdFor Witness
creator Earl W. Wallace
Pamela Wallace
William Kelley
employer Philadelphia Police Department
fictionalUniverse Witness (film universe)
filmGenreContext crime drama
thriller
firstAppearance Witness
gender male
genreOfFictionalCharacter detective character
hasFullName John Book
hasTrait courageous
principled
protective
resourceful
streetwise
tough
languageOfWorkOrName English
medium feature film
moralAlignment lawful good
narrativeRole protagonist
notableAction goes undercover among the Amish
investigates a murder witnessed by a child
notableFor protecting a young murder witness
undercover work in Amish community
occupation detective
police officer
partOf Witness (1985 film) cast of characters
portrayedBy Harrison Ford
protects Samuel Lapp
settingOfActivities Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
undercoverIn Amish community
linked to: Amish
workLocation Philadelphia
yearOfFirstAppearance 1985

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Witness hasCharacter John Book
Rachel Lapp formsBondWith John Book
subject linked to: Rachel Lapp in Witness
John Book hasFullName John Book
Rachel Lapp entangledWith John Book
Samuel Lapp firstMeets John Book
Samuel Lapp protectedBy John Book