American Gigolo

1980 film directed by Paul Schrader
Movie film Q692720
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American Gigolo

Summary

American Gigolo is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,218 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Gigolo's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • American Gigolo's director is recorded as Paul Schrader[4].
  • American Gigolo's screenwriter is recorded as Paul Schrader[5].
  • American Gigolo's composer is recorded as Giorgio Moroder[6].
  • American Gigolo's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[7].
  • American Gigolo's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • American Gigolo's genre is recorded as crime film[9].
  • American Gigolo's genre is recorded as erotic film[10].
  • American Gigolo's genre is recorded as mystery film[11].
  • American Gigolo's cast member is recorded as Richard Gere[12].
  • American Gigolo's cast member is recorded as Lauren Hutton[13].
  • American Gigolo's cast member is recorded as Héctor Elizondo[14].
  • American Gigolo's cast member is recorded as Bill Duke[15].
  • American Gigolo's cast member is recorded as Nina van Pallandt[16].
  • American Gigolo's cast member is recorded as E. Brian Davies[17].
  • American Gigolo's cast member is recorded as Carole Cook[18].
  • American Gigolo's cast member is recorded as Macdonald Carey[19].
  • American Gigolo's cast member is recorded as Richard Derr[20].
  • American Gigolo's cast member is recorded as William Dozier[21].
  • American Gigolo's cast member is recorded as Carol Bruce[22].
  • American Gigolo's cast member is recorded as Frances Bergen[23].
  • American Gigolo's producer is recorded as Q217037[24].
  • American Gigolo's performer is recorded as Giorgio Moroder[25].
  • American Gigolo's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 223418142[26].
  • American Gigolo's GND ID is recorded as 7539301-3[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

American Gigolo's performer is recorded as Giorgio Moroder[25]. Its producer is recorded as Q217037[24]. Its director is recorded as Paul Schrader[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Paul Schrader[5]. Cast members include Richard Gere[12], Lauren Hutton[13], Héctor Elizondo[14], Bill Duke[15], Nina van Pallandt[16], and E. Brian Davies[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1980-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1980-05-15T00:00:00Z[29], and +1980-02-01T00:00:00Z[30]. American Gigolo's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include drama film[8], crime film[9], erotic film[10], and mystery film[11].

Subject and Themes

American Gigolo's main subject is recorded as Los Angeles Police Department[32]. Its movement is recorded as New Hollywood[7].

Reception

Reviews include 6.5/10[33], 73%[34], and 57/100[35].

Why It Matters

American Gigolo ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,218 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . filmtett.ro. Retrieved . filmtett.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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