Basic

2003 film by John McTiernan
Movie film Q28776
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Basic

Summary

Basic is a film[1]. Basic ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (805 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Basic's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Basic's director is recorded as John McTiernan[4].
  • Basic's screenwriter is recorded as James Vanderbilt[5].
  • Basic's composer is recorded as Klaus Badelt[6].
  • Basic's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • Basic's genre is recorded as action film[8].
  • Basic's genre is recorded as mystery film[9].
  • Basic's cast member is recorded as John Travolta[10].
  • Basic's cast member is recorded as Connie Nielsen[11].
  • Basic's cast member is recorded as Samuel L. Jackson[12].
  • Basic's cast member is recorded as Tim Daly[13].
  • Basic's cast member is recorded as Giovanni Ribisi[14].
  • Basic's cast member is recorded as Brian Van Holt[15].
  • Basic's cast member is recorded as Taye Diggs[16].
  • Basic's cast member is recorded as Dash Mihok[17].
  • Basic's cast member is recorded as Harry Connick Jr.[18].
  • Basic's cast member is recorded as Roselyn Sánchez[19].
  • Basic's cast member is recorded as Cristián de la Fuente[20].
  • Basic's cast member is recorded as Margaret Travolta[21].
  • Basic's producer is recorded as Mike Medavoy[22].
  • Basic's producer is recorded as Dror Soref[23].
  • Basic's producer is recorded as James Vanderbilt[24].
  • Basic's production company is recorded as Intermedia[25].
  • Basic's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0264395[26].
  • Basic's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Mike Medavoy[22], Dror Soref[23], and James Vanderbilt[24]. Basic's director is recorded as John McTiernan[4]. Basic's screenwriter is recorded as James Vanderbilt[5]. Cast members include John Travolta[10], Connie Nielsen[11], Samuel L. Jackson[12], Tim Daly[13], Giovanni Ribisi[14], and Brian Van Holt[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +2003-03-28T00:00:00Z[28] and +2003-09-11T00:00:00Z[29]. Basic's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27]. Genres include drama film[7], action film[8], and mystery film[9].

Reception

Reviews include 21%[30], 4.5/10[31], and 34/100[32].

Why It Matters

Basic ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (805 views/month).[2] Basic has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Basic is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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