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Burroughs: The Movie

1983 film by Howard Brookner
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Burroughs: The Movie

Summary

Burroughs: The Movie is a film[1].

Key Facts

  • Burroughs: The Movie's instance of is recorded as The Movie — instance of (P31): film[2].
  • Burroughs: The Movie was directed by The Movie — director (P57): Howard Brookner[3].
  • The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Howard Brookner wrote the screenplay for Burroughs: The Movie[4].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): documentary film[5].
  • Burroughs: The Movie was produced by The Movie — producer (P162): Howard Brookner[6].
  • Burroughs: The Movie was produced by The Movie — producer (P162): Alan Yentob[7].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's director of photography is recorded as The Movie — director of photography (P344): Tom DiCillo[8].
  • The original language of Burroughs: The Movie was The Movie — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[9].
  • Burroughs: The Movie was distributed by The Movie — distribution format (P437): video on demand[10].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's review score is recorded as 92%[11].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's review score is recorded as 7.4/10[12].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's color is recorded as The Movie — color (P462): color[13].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's country of origin is recorded as The Movie — country of origin (P495): United States[14].
  • Burroughs: The Movie was released on 1983[15].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's official website is recorded as http://www.burroughsmovie.com[16].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's main subject is The Movie — main subject (P921): William S. Burroughs[17].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Burroughs: The Movie'}[18].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}[19].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's EIRIN film rating is recorded as The Movie — EIRIN film rating (P2756): G[20].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's recorded participant is recorded as The Movie — recorded participant (P11108): Allen Ginsberg[21].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's recorded participant is recorded as The Movie — recorded participant (P11108): Jackie Curtis[22].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's recorded participant is recorded as The Movie — recorded participant (P11108): John Giorno[23].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's recorded participant is recorded as The Movie — recorded participant (P11108): Brion Gysin[24].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's recorded participant is recorded as The Movie — recorded participant (P11108): Lauren Hutton[25].
  • Burroughs: The Movie's recorded participant is recorded as The Movie — recorded participant (P11108): Patti Smith[26].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include The Movie — producer (P162): Howard Brookner[6] and The Movie — producer (P162): Alan Yentob[7]. Burroughs: The Movie was directed by The Movie — director (P57): Howard Brookner[3]. The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Howard Brookner wrote the screenplay for it[4].

Publication

Burroughs: The Movie was released on 1983[15]. The original language of it was The Movie — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[9]. Its genre is The Movie — genre (P136): documentary film[5]. It was distributed by The Movie — distribution format (P437): video on demand[10].

Subject and Themes

Burroughs: The Movie's main subject is The Movie — main subject (P921): William S. Burroughs[17].

Reception

Reviews include 92%[11] and 7.4/10[12].

Related Entities

Allen Ginsberg film Lauren Hutton Patti Smith United States William S. Burroughs

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . eirin.jp. Retrieved . eirin.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → William S. Burroughs
    Website → —
    Recorded participant → Allen Ginsberg, Jackie Curtis, John Giorno +6
    Aliases → —
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