Buck and the Preacher

1972 film by Sidney Poitier
Movie film Q4982971
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Buck and the Preacher

Summary

Buck and the Preacher is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Buck and the Preacher's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Buck and the Preacher's director is recorded as Sidney Poitier[4].
  • Buck and the Preacher's screenwriter is recorded as Ernest Kinoy[5].
  • Buck and the Preacher's composer is recorded as Benny Carter[6].
  • Buck and the Preacher's genre is recorded as Western film[7].
  • Buck and the Preacher's genre is recorded as film based on literature[8].
  • Buck and the Preacher's cast member is recorded as Sidney Poitier[9].
  • Buck and the Preacher's cast member is recorded as Harry Belafonte[10].
  • Buck and the Preacher's cast member is recorded as Ruby Dee[11].
  • Buck and the Preacher's cast member is recorded as Cameron Mitchell[12].
  • Buck and the Preacher's cast member is recorded as Clarence Muse[13].
  • Buck and the Preacher's cast member is recorded as James McEachin[14].
  • Buck and the Preacher's cast member is recorded as John Howard[15].
  • Buck and the Preacher's cast member is recorded as John Dierkes[16].
  • Buck and the Preacher's cast member is recorded as Enrique Lucero[17].
  • Buck and the Preacher's cast member is recorded as Errol John[18].
  • Buck and the Preacher's cast member is recorded as Nita Talbot[19].
  • Buck and the Preacher's director of photography is recorded as Alex Phillips Jr.[20].
  • Buck and the Preacher's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0068323[21].
  • Buck and the Preacher's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22].
  • Buck and the Preacher's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[23].
  • Buck and the Preacher's color is recorded as color[24].
  • Buck and the Preacher's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 387075[25].
  • Buck and the Preacher's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • Buck and the Preacher's publication date is recorded as +1972-03-17T00:00:00Z[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Buck and the Preacher's director is recorded as Sidney Poitier[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Ernest Kinoy[5]. Cast members include Sidney Poitier[9], Harry Belafonte[10], Ruby Dee[11], Cameron Mitchell[12], Clarence Muse[13], and James McEachin[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1972-03-17T00:00:00Z[27], +1972-03-30T00:00:00Z[28], +1972-04-00T00:00:00Z[29], +1972-04-28T00:00:00Z[30], +1972-05-02T00:00:00Z[31], and +1972-05-16T00:00:00Z[32]. Buck and the Preacher's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22]. Genres include Western film[7] and film based on literature[8].

Why It Matters

Buck and the Preacher ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 4 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.
  4. [6] . Benny Carter, a Life in American Music. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: 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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