Beat Street

1984 film directed by Stan Lathan
Movie film Q813097
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Beat Street

Summary

Beat Street is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beat Street's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Beat Street's director is recorded as Stan Lathan[4].
  • Beat Street's screenwriter is recorded as Andrew Davis[5].
  • Beat Street's composer is recorded as Arthur Baker[6].
  • Beat Street's genre is recorded as musical film[7].
  • Beat Street's genre is recorded as teen film[8].
  • Beat Street's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Beat Street's cast member is recorded as Rae Dawn Chong[10].
  • Beat Street's cast member is recorded as Robert Taylor[11].
  • Beat Street's cast member is recorded as Guy Davis[12].
  • Beat Street's cast member is recorded as Saundra Santiago[13].
  • Beat Street's producer is recorded as Harry Belafonte[14].
  • Beat Street's producer is recorded as David V. Picker[15].
  • Beat Street's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 204678493[16].
  • Beat Street's GND ID is recorded as 7751052-5[17].
  • Beat Street's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16457929m[18].
  • Beat Street's production company is recorded as Orion Pictures[19].
  • Beat Street's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0086946[20].
  • Beat Street's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21].
  • Beat Street's soundtrack release is recorded as Beat Street – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Volume 1[22].
  • Beat Street's soundtrack release is recorded as Beat Street – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Volume 2[23].
  • Beat Street's distribution format is recorded as digital download[24].
  • Beat Street's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[25].
  • Beat Street's review score is recorded as 4/10[26].
  • Beat Street's review score is recorded as 68/100[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Harry Belafonte[14] and David V. Picker[15]. Beat Street's director is recorded as Stan Lathan[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Andrew Davis[5]. Cast members include Rae Dawn Chong[10], Robert Taylor[11], Guy Davis[12], and Saundra Santiago[13].

Publication

Publication dates include +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1984-07-27T00:00:00Z[29]. Beat Street's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21]. Genres include musical film[7], teen film[8], and drama film[9].

Reception

Reviews include 4/10[26], 68/100[27], and 57%[30].

Why It Matters

Beat Street ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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