Bean

1997 film directed by Mel Smith
Movie film Q752103
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Summary

Bean is a film[1]. Bean ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,525 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Mel Smith[3]
  • Screenwriter: Rowan Atkinson[4], Richard Curtis[5], Robin Driscoll[6]
  • Composer: Howard Goodall[7]
  • Genre: comedy film[8]
  • Based on: Mr Bean[9]
  • Followed by: Mr. Bean's Holiday[10]
  • Cast member: Rowan Atkinson[11], Peter MacNicol[12], Burt Reynolds[13], Pamela Reed[14], Harris Yulin[15], Andrew Lawrence[16], John Mills[17], Chris Ellis (actor)[18], Dakin Matthews[19], John Ritter[20], Johnny Galecki[21], Larry Drake[22], Oliver Platt[23], Peter Capaldi[24]
  • Producer: Rowan Atkinson[25], Richard Curtis[26], Peter Bennett-Jones[27], Tim Bevan[28], Eric Fellner[29]
  • Part of the series: Mr Bean[30]
  • Production company: Working Title Films[31], Tiger Aspect Productions[32]
  • Director of photography: Francis Kenny[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 5.3/10[36], 52/100[37], 41%[38]
  • Color: color[39]
  • Country of origin: United States[40], United Kingdom[41]
  • Publication date: July 3, 1997[42], August 1, 1997[43], August 28, 1997[44], October 17, 1997[45], November 7, 1997[46], April 3, 2008[47]
  • Characters: Mr. Bean[48]
  • Distributed by: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment[49], Netflix[50]
  • Narrative location: London[51], Los Angeles[52]
  • Official website: https://www.mrbean.com[53]
  • Filming location: Los Angeles[54], London[55]
  • Main subject: Whistler's Mother[56]
  • Executive producer: Richard Curtis[57]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Mr. Bean universe[58]

Why It Matters

Bean has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Bean is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 1376
    P14821 → 118689
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 118689, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 977
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14587: 977, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296482147|ビーン (#296482147)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8113|1SCREEN movies]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1997-07-03T00:00:00Z, +1997-08-01T00:00:00Z, +1997-08-28T00:00:00Z +3
    Screenwriter → Rowan Atkinson, Richard Curtis, Robin Driscoll
    Duration → {'amount': '+95'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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