A Touch of Larceny

1959 film by Guy Hamilton
Movie film Q4660224
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A Touch of Larceny

Summary

A Touch of Larceny is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Touch of Larceny's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • A Touch of Larceny was directed by Guy Hamilton[4].
  • Roger MacDougall wrote the screenplay for A Touch of Larceny[5].
  • A Touch of Larceny's composer is recorded as Philip Green[6].
  • A Touch of Larceny's genre is comedy film[7].
  • A cast member of A Touch of Larceny was James Mason[8].
  • A cast member of A Touch of Larceny was George Sanders[9].
  • A cast member of A Touch of Larceny was Vera Miles[10].
  • A Touch of Larceny was produced by Ivan Foxwell[11].
  • A Touch of Larceny's director of photography is recorded as John Laurence Wilcox[12].
  • The original language of A Touch of Larceny was English[13].
  • A Touch of Larceny's color is recorded as black-and-white[14].
  • A Touch of Larceny's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • A Touch of Larceny was published on January 1, 1959[16].
  • A Touch of Larceny's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[17].
  • A Touch of Larceny's film editor is recorded as Alan Osbiston[18].
  • A Touch of Larceny's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Touch of Larceny'}[19].
  • A Touch of Larceny's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+93'}[20].
  • A Touch of Larceny's production designer is recorded as Q3332298[21].
  • A Touch of Larceny's Kijkwijzer rating is recorded as AL[22].
  • A Touch of Larceny's OFLC classification is recorded as G[23].

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Authorship and Creation

A Touch of Larceny was produced by Ivan Foxwell[11]. It was directed by Guy Hamilton[4]. Roger MacDougall wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include James Mason[8], George Sanders[9], and Vera Miles[10].

Publication

A Touch of Larceny was published on January 1, 1959[16]. The original language of it was English[13]. Its genre is comedy film[7].

Why It Matters

A Touch of Larceny ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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