ABBA: The Movie

Summary

ABBA: The Movie is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• ABBA: The Movie's instance of is recorded as The Movie — instance of (P31): film^[3].
• ABBA: The Movie was directed by The Movie — director (P57): Lasse Hallström^[4].
• The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Lasse Hallström wrote the screenplay for ABBA: The Movie^[5].
• The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Robert Caswell wrote the screenplay for ABBA: The Movie^[6].
• ABBA: The Movie's composer is recorded as The Movie — composer (P86): Benny Andersson^[7].
• ABBA: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): docufiction^[8].
• ABBA: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): concert film^[9].
• ABBA: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): comedy film^[10].
• ABBA: The Movie was followed by The Movie — followed by (P156): ABBA: The Movie - Fan Event^[11].
• A cast member of ABBA: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Agnetha Fältskog^[12].
• A cast member of ABBA: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Björn Ulvaeus^[13].
• A cast member of ABBA: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Benny Andersson^[14].
• A cast member of ABBA: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Anni-Frid Lyngstad^[15].
• A cast member of ABBA: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Stig Anderson^[16].
• A cast member of ABBA: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Robert Hughes^[17].
• A cast member of ABBA: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Tom Oliver^[18].
• ABBA: The Movie was produced by The Movie — producer (P162): Stig Anderson^[19].
• ABBA: The Movie was produced by The Movie — producer (P162): Reg Grundy^[20].
• ABBA: The Movie's production company is recorded as The Movie — production company (P272): Polar^[21].
• ABBA: The Movie's production company is recorded as The Movie — production company (P272): Fremantle^[22].
• ABBA: The Movie's director of photography is recorded as The Movie — director of photography (P344): Jack Churchill^[23].
• The original language of ABBA: The Movie was The Movie — original language of film or TV show (P364): English^[24].
• ABBA: The Movie was distributed by The Movie — distribution format (P437): video on demand^[25].
• ABBA: The Movie was distributed by The Movie — distribution format (P437): HD DVD^[26].
• ABBA: The Movie was distributed by The Movie — distribution format (P437): Blu-ray Disc^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• Genre(s): electronic, europop, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock^[30]

• Community tags: electronic, europop, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3ed917f7-6f10-351f-9bfc-998bb2bdd135^[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include The Movie — producer (P162): Stig Anderson^[19] and The Movie — producer (P162): Reg Grundy^[20]. ABBA: The Movie was directed by The Movie — director (P57): Lasse Hallström^[4]. Screenwriters include The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Lasse Hallström^[5] and The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Robert Caswell^[6]. Cast members include The Movie — cast member (P161): Agnetha Fältskog^[12], The Movie — cast member (P161): Björn Ulvaeus^[13], The Movie — cast member (P161): Benny Andersson^[14], The Movie — cast member (P161): Anni-Frid Lyngstad^[15], The Movie — cast member (P161): Stig Anderson^[16], and The Movie — cast member (P161): Robert Hughes^[17].

Publication

Publication dates include December 15, 1977^[33], December 26, 1977^[34], February 16, 1978^[35], April 19, 1978^[36], April 28, 1978^[37], and May 1, 1978^[38]. The original language of ABBA: The Movie was The Movie — original language of film or TV show (P364): English^[24]. Genres include The Movie — genre (P136): docufiction^[8], The Movie — genre (P136): concert film^[9], and The Movie — genre (P136): comedy film^[10]. Recorded distribution format include The Movie — distribution format (P437): video on demand^[25], The Movie — distribution format (P437): HD DVD^[26], and The Movie — distribution format (P437): Blu-ray Disc^[27].

Subject and Themes

ABBA: The Movie's main subject is The Movie — main subject (P921): ABBA^[39].

Reception

ABBA: The Movie's review score is recorded as 6.5/10^[40].

Adaptations and Inspiration

ABBA: The Movie was followed by The Movie — followed by (P156): it - Fan Event^[11].

Why It Matters

ABBA: The Movie ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]