Awakenings

1990 film by Penny Marshall
Movie film Q842073
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Awakenings

Summary

Awakenings is a film[1]. Awakenings ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,463 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Awakenings received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • Awakenings's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Awakenings's director is recorded as Penny Marshall[5].
  • Awakenings's director is recorded as Alain Cuniot[6].
  • Awakenings's screenwriter is recorded as Steven Zaillian[7].
  • Awakenings's screenwriter is recorded as Oliver Sacks[8].
  • Awakenings's screenwriter is recorded as Alain Cuniot[9].
  • Awakenings's composer is recorded as Randy Newman[10].
  • Awakenings's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Awakenings's genre is recorded as film based on literature[12].
  • Awakenings's based on is recorded as Awakenings[13].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as Robert De Niro[14].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as Robin Williams[15].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as Julie Kavner[16].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as John Heard[17].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as Penelope Ann Miller[18].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as Max von Sydow[19].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as Judith Malina[20].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as Alice Drummond[21].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as Anne Meara[22].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as Dexter Gordon[23].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as Laura Esterman[24].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as Richard Libertini[25].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as Ruth Nelson[26].
  • Awakenings's cast member is recorded as George Martin[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Walter F. Parkes[28] and Lawrence Lasker[29]. Directors include Penny Marshall[5] and Alain Cuniot[6]. Screenwriters include Steven Zaillian[7], Oliver Sacks[8], and Alain Cuniot[9]. Cast members include Robert De Niro[14], Robin Williams[15], Julie Kavner[16], John Heard[17], Penelope Ann Miller[18], and Max von Sydow[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1990-01-01T00:00:00Z[30] and +1991-02-14T00:00:00Z[31]. Awakenings's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include drama film[11] and film based on literature[12].

Subject and Themes

Awakenings's main subject is recorded as von Economo's disease[33].

Reception

Awakenings received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 6.7/10[34], 81%[35], and 74/100[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Awakenings's after a work by is recorded as Oliver Sacks[37].

Why It Matters

Awakenings ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,463 views/month).[2] Awakenings has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Awakenings is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What awards did Awakenings receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] . 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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