Bigger Than Life

1956 film by Nicholas Ray
Movie film Q2694426
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Bigger Than Life

Summary

Bigger Than Life is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bigger Than Life's video is recorded as Bigger Than Life (1956) - trailer.webm[3].
  • Bigger Than Life's image is recorded as Bigger Than Life trailer screenshot (3).jpg[4].
  • Bigger Than Life's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Bigger Than Life's director is recorded as Nicholas Ray[6].
  • Bigger Than Life's screenwriter is recorded as Cyril Hume[7].
  • Bigger Than Life's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Maibaum[8].
  • Bigger Than Life's screenwriter is recorded as James Mason[9].
  • Bigger Than Life's screenwriter is recorded as Clifford Odets[10].
  • Bigger Than Life's screenwriter is recorded as Nicholas Ray[11].
  • Bigger Than Life's composer is recorded as David Raksin[12].
  • Bigger Than Life's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • Bigger Than Life's cast member is recorded as James Mason[14].
  • Bigger Than Life's cast member is recorded as Barbara Rush[15].
  • Bigger Than Life's cast member is recorded as Walter Matthau[16].
  • Bigger Than Life's cast member is recorded as Robert F. Simon[17].
  • Bigger Than Life's cast member is recorded as Roland Winters[18].
  • Bigger Than Life's producer is recorded as James Mason[19].
  • Bigger Than Life's production company is recorded as 20th Century Studios[20].
  • Bigger Than Life's director of photography is recorded as Joseph MacDonald[21].
  • Bigger Than Life's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0049010[22].
  • Bigger Than Life's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23].
  • Bigger Than Life's Commons category is recorded as Bigger Than Life[24].
  • Bigger Than Life's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[25].
  • Bigger Than Life's review score is recorded as 90%[26].
  • Bigger Than Life's review score is recorded as 8.2/10[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Bigger Than Life's producer is recorded as James Mason[19]. Its director is recorded as Nicholas Ray[6]. Screenwriters include Cyril Hume[7], Richard Maibaum[8], James Mason[9], Clifford Odets[10], and Nicholas Ray[11]. Cast members include James Mason[14], Barbara Rush[15], Walter Matthau[16], Robert F. Simon[17], and Roland Winters[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1956-08-02T00:00:00Z[29], and +1956-09-05T00:00:00Z[30]. Bigger Than Life's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23]. Its genre is recorded as drama film[13].

Reception

Reviews include 90%[26] and 8.2/10[27].

Why It Matters

Bigger Than Life ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. 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] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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