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A Christmas Story

1983 film by Bob Clark
Movie film Q556933
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A Christmas Story

Summary

A Christmas Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,466 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Christmas Story's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • A Christmas Story was directed by Bob Clark[4].
  • Bob Clark wrote the screenplay for A Christmas Story[5].
  • A Christmas Story's composer is recorded as Paul Zaza[6].
  • A Christmas Story's genre is comedy film[7].
  • A Christmas Story's genre is Christmas film[8].
  • A Christmas Story's based on is recorded as In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash[9].
  • A Christmas Story was followed by A Christmas Story 2[10].
  • A cast member of A Christmas Story was Peter Billingsley[11].
  • A cast member of A Christmas Story was Darren McGavin[12].
  • A cast member of A Christmas Story was Melinda Dillon[13].
  • A cast member of A Christmas Story was Zack Ward[14].
  • A cast member of A Christmas Story was Bob Clark[15].
  • A cast member of A Christmas Story was Ian Petrella[16].
  • A Christmas Story's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[17].
  • A Christmas Story's director of photography is recorded as Reginald H. Morris[18].
  • A Christmas Story is part of National Film Registry[19].
  • The original language of A Christmas Story was English[20].
  • A Christmas Story's Commons category is recorded as A Christmas Story[21].
  • A Christmas Story was distributed by video on demand[22].
  • A Christmas Story's review score is recorded as 89%[23].
  • A Christmas Story's review score is recorded as 8.5/10[24].
  • A Christmas Story's review score is recorded as 77/100[25].
  • A Christmas Story's color is recorded as color[26].
  • A Christmas Story's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Christmas Story was directed by Bob Clark[4]. Bob Clark wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Peter Billingsley[11], Darren McGavin[12], Melinda Dillon[13], Zack Ward[14], Bob Clark[15], and Ian Petrella[16].

Publication

Publication dates include November 18, 1983[28] and November 23, 1984[29]. The original language of A Christmas Story was English[20]. Genres include comedy film[7] and Christmas film[8]. It is part of National Film Registry[19]. It was distributed by video on demand[22].

Reception

Reviews include 89%[23], 8.5/10[24], and 77/100[25].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Christmas Story's after a work by is recorded as Jean Shepherd[30]. It was followed by it 2[10].

Why It Matters

A Christmas Story ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,466 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . zweitausendeins.de. zweitausendeins.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', '
    Sitelink count → 26
    The lost media wiki page id → A_Christmas_Story_(lost_deleted_scenes_from_Christmas_comedy
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12699]]: A_Christmas_Story_(lost_deleted_scenes_from_Christmas_comedy_film;_1983), Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/323229386|A Christmas Story (#323"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 85334
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 85334, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 32427
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 32427, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 27113
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create [[Property:P14671]] statements based on [[Property:P2676]] qualifier"
  5. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1983-11-18T00:00:00Z, +1984-11-23T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Bob Clark
    Part of → National Film Registry
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+93'}
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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