Samuel Lapp

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Samuel Lapp is a young Amish boy in the film "Witness," whose accidental observation of a murder drives the story’s central conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
ageInStory young boy
appearsIn 1985 film Witness NERFINISHED
Witness
createdBy Earl W. Wallace NERFINISHED
Pamela Wallace NERFINISHED
William Kelley NERFINISHED
ethnicity Amish NERFINISHED
familyName Lapp NERFINISHED
firstMeets John Book NERFINISHED
gender male
genreOfWork crime thriller
romantic thriller
homeLocation Amish community in Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
rural Pennsylvania
languageOfWork English
medium live-action film
mother Rachel Lapp NERFINISHED
narrativeRole catalyst of central conflict
key witness to murder
nationalityInStory American
partOfCastWith Harrison Ford NERFINISHED
Kelly McGillis NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Lukas Haas NERFINISHED
protectedBy John Book NERFINISHED
releaseYearOfWork 1985
religiousCommunity Old Order Amish NERFINISHED
storyFunction connects Amish world with urban crime investigation
threatenedBy corrupt police officers
universe Witness (film universe) NERFINISHED
witnesses murder in Philadelphia train station

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Witness hasCharacter Samuel Lapp