Birdy

Summary

Birdy is a film^[1]. Birdy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Birdy received the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix^[3].
• Birdy received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4].
• Birdy's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• Birdy's director is recorded as Alan Parker^[6].
• Birdy's screenwriter is recorded as Sandy Kroopf^[7].
• Birdy's composer is recorded as Peter Gabriel^[8].
• Birdy's genre is recorded as war film^[9].
• Birdy's genre is recorded as drama film^[10].
• Birdy's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[11].
• Birdy's genre is recorded as action film^[12].
• Birdy's cast member is recorded as Matthew Modine^[13].
• Birdy's cast member is recorded as Nicolas Cage^[14].
• Birdy's cast member is recorded as Karen Young^[15].
• Birdy's cast member is recorded as Bruno Kirby^[16].
• Birdy's cast member is recorded as Nancy Fish^[17].
• Birdy's cast member is recorded as Sandy Baron^[18].
• Birdy's cast member is recorded as Marshall Bell^[19].
• Birdy's cast member is recorded as Elizabeth Whitcraft^[20].
• Birdy's cast member is recorded as George Buck Flower^[21].
• Birdy's cast member is recorded as Richard Mason^[22].
• Birdy's producer is recorded as David Manson^[23].
• Birdy's producer is recorded as Alan Marshall^[24].
• Birdy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316752133^[25].
• Birdy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 178840250^[26].
• Birdy's production company is recorded as Columbia Pictures^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include David Manson^[23] and Alan Marshall^[24]. Birdy's director is recorded as Alan Parker^[6]. Birdy's screenwriter is recorded as Sandy Kroopf^[7]. Cast members include Matthew Modine^[13], Nicolas Cage^[14], Karen Young^[15], Bruno Kirby^[16], Nancy Fish^[17], and Sandy Baron^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z^[28] and +1985-09-19T00:00:00Z^[29]. Birdy's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[30]. Genres include war film^[9], drama film^[10], film based on a novel^[11], and action film^[12].

Subject and Themes

Birdy's main subject is recorded as Vietnam War^[31].

Reception

Awards received include Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix^[3], a class of award^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1967^[34] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4], a film award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1929^[37]. Reviews include 7.4/10^[38] and 84%^[39].

Why It Matters

Birdy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).^[2] Birdy has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Birdy is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

What awards did Birdy receive?

Honors received include Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix^[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4].