Blue Steel

1989 film directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Movie film Q885894
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Blue Steel

Summary

Blue Steel is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (796 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blue Steel's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Blue Steel's director is recorded as Kathryn Bigelow[4].
  • Blue Steel's screenwriter is recorded as Kathryn Bigelow[5].
  • Blue Steel's screenwriter is recorded as Eric Red[6].
  • Blue Steel's composer is recorded as Brad Fiedel[7].
  • Blue Steel's genre is recorded as crime film[8].
  • Blue Steel's genre is recorded as action film[9].
  • Blue Steel's genre is recorded as thriller film[10].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Jamie Lee Curtis[11].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Ron Silver[12].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Clancy Brown[13].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Elizabeth Peña[14].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Louise Fletcher[15].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Richard Jenkins[16].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Matt Craven[17].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Tom Sizemore[18].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Kevin Dunn[19].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Mike Starr[20].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Philip Bosco[21].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Lauren Tom[22].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as John Capodice[23].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Becky Ann Baker[24].
  • Blue Steel's cast member is recorded as Mary Mara[25].
  • Blue Steel's producer is recorded as Oliver Stone[26].
  • Blue Steel's producer is recorded as Edward R. Pressman[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Oliver Stone[26] and Edward R. Pressman[27]. Blue Steel's director is recorded as Kathryn Bigelow[4]. Screenwriters include Kathryn Bigelow[5] and Eric Red[6]. Cast members include Jamie Lee Curtis[11], Ron Silver[12], Clancy Brown[13], Elizabeth Peña[14], Louise Fletcher[15], and Richard Jenkins[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1990-04-26T00:00:00Z[29]. Blue Steel's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include crime film[8], action film[9], and thriller film[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include serial killer[31], power[32], police[33], homicide[34], women in law enforcement[35], and stalking[36].

Reception

Reviews include 6/10[37] and 74%[38].

Why It Matters

Blue Steel ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (796 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . csfd.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . csfd.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . csfd.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . csfd.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . csfd.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . catalog.afi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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