Big House

1955 film by Howard W. Koch
Movie film Q3225125
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Big House

Summary

Big House is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big House's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Big House was directed by Howard W. Koch[4].
  • John C. Higgins wrote the screenplay for Big House[5].
  • Big House's composer is recorded as Paul Dunlap[6].
  • Big House's genre is crime film[7].
  • Big House's genre is prison film[8].
  • Big House's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of Big House was Broderick Crawford[10].
  • A cast member of Big House was Ralph Meeker[11].
  • A cast member of Big House was Lon Chaney Jr.[12].
  • A cast member of Big House was Charles Bronson[13].
  • A cast member of Big House was Felicia Farr[14].
  • A cast member of Big House was Reed Hadley[15].
  • A cast member of Big House was William Talman[16].
  • Big House was produced by Aubrey Schenck[17].
  • The original language of Big House was English[18].
  • Big House's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • Big House's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • Big House was published on January 1, 1955[21].
  • Big House's distributed by is recorded as United Artists[22].
  • Big House's narrative location is recorded as Colorado[23].
  • Big House's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Big House'}[24].
  • Big House's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+83'}[25].
  • Big House's production designer is recorded as Charles D. Hall[26].

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Authorship and Creation

Big House was produced by Aubrey Schenck[17]. It was directed by Howard W. Koch[4]. John C. Higgins wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Broderick Crawford[10], Ralph Meeker[11], Lon Chaney Jr.[12], Charles Bronson[13], Felicia Farr[14], and Reed Hadley[15].

Publication

Big House was released on January 1, 1955[21]. The original language of it was English[18]. Genres include crime film[7], prison film[8], and drama film[9].

Why It Matters

Big House ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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