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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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Witness
associatedWith Rachel Lapp NERFINISHED
basedIn Philadelphia NERFINISHED
conflictWith corrupt police officers
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFor Witness
creator Earl W. Wallace NERFINISHED
Pamela Wallace NERFINISHED
William Kelley NERFINISHED
employer Philadelphia Police Department NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Witness (film universe) NERFINISHED
filmGenreContext crime drama
thriller
firstAppearance Witness NERFINISHED
gender male
genreOfFictionalCharacter detective character
hasFullName John Book NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
protects Samuel Lapp NERFINISHED
settingOfActivities Lancaster County NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Philadelphia NERFINISHED
undercoverIn Amish community NERFINISHED
workLocation Philadelphia
yearOfFirstAppearance 1985

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Witness hasCharacter John Book