Brute Force

1947 film by Jules Dassin
Movie film Q187686
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Brute Force

Summary

Brute Force is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brute Force's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Brute Force's director is recorded as Jules Dassin[4].
  • Brute Force's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Brooks[5].
  • Brute Force's composer is recorded as Miklós Rózsa[6].
  • Brute Force's genre is recorded as crime film[7].
  • Brute Force's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • Brute Force's genre is recorded as film noir[9].
  • Brute Force's genre is recorded as prison film[10].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Burt Lancaster[11].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Hume Cronyn[12].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Charles Bickford[13].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Yvonne De Carlo[14].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Ann Blyth[15].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Ella Raines[16].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Anita Colby[17].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Sam Levene[18].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Jay C. Flippen[19].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Frank Puglia[20].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Howard Duff[21].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as John Hoyt[22].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Jeff Corey[23].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Richard Gaines[24].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Roman Bohnen[25].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Whit Bissell[26].
  • Brute Force's cast member is recorded as Ray Teal[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Brute Force's producer is recorded as Mark Hellinger[28]. Its director is recorded as Jules Dassin[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Richard Brooks[5]. Cast members include Burt Lancaster[11], Hume Cronyn[12], Charles Bickford[13], Yvonne De Carlo[14], Ann Blyth[15], and Ella Raines[16].

Publication

Brute Force's publication date is recorded as +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include crime film[7], drama film[8], film noir[9], and prison film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 7.7/10[31] and 95%[32].

Why It Matters

Brute Force ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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.
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  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.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] . 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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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