Arabesque

1966 film directed by Stanley Donen
Movie film Q490632
Arabesque
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Arabesque

Summary

Arabesque is a film[1]. Arabesque ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,931 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arabesque's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Arabesque was directed by Stanley Donen[4].
  • Peter Stone wrote the screenplay for Arabesque[5].
  • Julian Mitchell wrote the screenplay for Arabesque[6].
  • Arabesque's composer is recorded as Henry Mancini[7].
  • Arabesque's genre is spy film[8].
  • Arabesque's genre is comedy thriller[9].
  • Arabesque's genre is comedy film[10].
  • A cast member of Arabesque was Gregory Peck[11].
  • A cast member of Arabesque was Sophia Loren[12].
  • A cast member of Arabesque was Alan Badel[13].
  • A cast member of Arabesque was John Merivale[14].
  • A cast member of Arabesque was Harold Kasket[15].
  • A cast member of Arabesque was George Coulouris[16].
  • A cast member of Arabesque was Kieron Moore[17].
  • A cast member of Arabesque was Duncan Lamont[18].
  • Arabesque was produced by Stanley Donen[19].
  • Arabesque's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[20].
  • Arabesque's director of photography is recorded as Christopher Challis[21].
  • The original language of Arabesque was English[22].
  • Arabesque's Commons category is recorded as Arabesque (1966 film)[23].
  • Arabesque was distributed by video on demand[24].
  • Arabesque's review score is recorded as 6.2/10[25].
  • Arabesque's review score is recorded as 74%[26].
  • Arabesque's color is recorded as color[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1966[30]

  • Genre(s): easy listening, jazz[31]

  • Community tags: easy listening, jazz[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bd0e56c9-9c6e-3ac9-a22a-6a2f9d42148e[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Arabesque was produced by Stanley Donen[19]. Arabesque was directed by Stanley Donen[4]. Screenwriters include Peter Stone[5] and Julian Mitchell[6]. Cast members include Gregory Peck[11], Sophia Loren[12], Alan Badel[13], John Merivale[14], Harold Kasket[15], and George Coulouris[16].

Publication

Arabesque was published on January 1, 1966[34]. The original language of Arabesque was English[22]. Genres include spy film[8], comedy thriller[9], and comedy film[10]. Arabesque was distributed by video on demand[24].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[25] and 74%[26].

Why It Matters

Arabesque ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,931 views/month).[2] Arabesque has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Arabesque is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Box office {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+5000000'}
    Fsk film rating FSK 12
    Director of photography Christopher Challis
    Original language of film or tv show English
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