Rachel Lapp in Witness
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Rachel Lapp in *Witness* is a young Amish widow whose encounter with a Philadelphia detective after her son witnesses a murder drives the film’s central clash between peaceful rural life and urban violence.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rachel Lapp | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Witness ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | witnessing aftermath of a murder in Philadelphia train station ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
clash between Amish pacifism and urban violence
ⓘ
cultural conflict ⓘ forbidden romance ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ |
| child | Samuel Lapp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Earl W. Wallace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pamela Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ William Kelley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lapp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirectorContext | Peter Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
crime thriller
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | film Witness (1985) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBondWith | John Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Samuel Lapp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Pennsylvania German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| moralStance | pacifist ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
love interest of John Book
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableScene |
barn-raising sequence with John Book
ⓘ
dancing with John Book in the barn ⓘ washing at the pump while John Book watches ⓘ |
| occupation | Amish farmer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kelly McGillis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Eli Lapp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Amish ⓘ |
| residence | rural Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| settingContext | Amish community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1985 ⓘ |
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