Assault on Precinct 13

1976 film directed by John Carpenter
Movie film Q434718
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Assault on Precinct 13

Summary

Assault on Precinct 13 is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,571 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Assault on Precinct 13's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's director is recorded as John Carpenter[4].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's screenwriter is recorded as John Carpenter[5].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's composer is recorded as John Carpenter[6].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's genre is recorded as crime film[7].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's genre is recorded as action film[8].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's genre is recorded as thriller film[9].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's genre is recorded as exploitation film[10].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's cast member is recorded as Austin Stoker[11].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's cast member is recorded as Darwin Joston[12].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's cast member is recorded as Laurie Zimmer[13].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's cast member is recorded as Nancy Kyes[14].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's cast member is recorded as Tony Burton[15].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's cast member is recorded as Kim Richards[16].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's cast member is recorded as Charles Cyphers[17].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's cast member is recorded as Henry Brandon[18].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's cast member is recorded as Frank Doubleday[19].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's cast member is recorded as Martin West[20].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's performer is recorded as John Carpenter[21].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 174441428[22].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2005032439[23].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16458677w[24].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's IdRef ID is recorded as 178669296[25].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's director of photography is recorded as Douglas Knapp[26].
  • Assault on Precinct 13's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0074156[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Assault on Precinct 13's performer is recorded as John Carpenter[21]. Its director is recorded as John Carpenter[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as John Carpenter[5]. Cast members include Austin Stoker[11], Darwin Joston[12], Laurie Zimmer[13], Nancy Kyes[14], Tony Burton[15], and Kim Richards[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1979-03-09T00:00:00Z[29], +1976-11-05T00:00:00Z[30], +1976-11-12T00:00:00Z[31], and +1978-03-10T00:00:00Z[32]. Assault on Precinct 13's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[33]. Genres include crime film[7], action film[8], thriller film[9], and exploitation film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 98%[34], 7.8/10[35], 89/100[36], and 7.3/10[37].

Why It Matters

Assault on Precinct 13 ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,571 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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