October 14, 2026

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How Well Do You Know Lancaster County Film History?

Lancaster On Screen

From Witness to Thomas the Tank Engine to a Hallmark Christmas or two, our corner of Pennsylvania has had more screen time than most people realize. Think you know them all?

Witness (1985) was filmed on location in Lancaster County. A future Oscar nominee made his feature film debut in it, playing one of the Amish farmers. Who?(Required)

In which 2023 Nicolas Cage movie does a quick shot of Lancaster city police headquarters stand in for a New Orleans police station?(Required)

When the makers of Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) asked to film at the Strasburg Rail Road, the railroad pitched an idea of its own. What was it?(Required)

In For Richer or Poorer (1997), Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley hide out among the Amish of Intercourse. What town actually played Intercourse on screen?(Required)

In 2021, sharp-eyed viewers spotted this Lancaster County main street in Hallmark Christmas movies like The Santa Stakeout and Christmas in Harmony. Which town?(Required)

Oprah Winfrey shot scenes for Beloved (1998), Jonathan Demme's adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel, at which Lancaster County site?(Required)

Sight & Sound jumped from stage to cinema in 2022 with a movie shot around Strasburg, Elizabethtown and its own Ronks property. Which poet is it about?(Required)

The Boys from Brazil (1978) sets its tense final showdown in Lancaster County. Its Oscar-winning director grew up in Lancaster, attended McCaskey and graduated from F&M. Who was he?(Required)

Jared Harris plays real-life teacher Stan Deen in Brave the Dark (2025). Where did Deen teach?(Required)
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