By Dawn's Early Light

1990 American television film directed by Jack Sholder
Movie television_film Q1124501
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By Dawn's Early Light

Summary

By Dawn's Early Light is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • By Dawn's Early Light's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's director is recorded as Jack Sholder[4].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's screenwriter is recorded as Bruce Gilbert[5].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's composer is recorded as Trevor Jones[6].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's genre is recorded as disaster film[7].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's genre is recorded as action thriller[8].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's genre is recorded as action film[9].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's genre is recorded as thriller film[10].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[11].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's based on is recorded as Trinity's Child[12].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's cast member is recorded as Powers Boothe[13].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's cast member is recorded as Rebecca De Mornay[14].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's cast member is recorded as James Earl Jones[15].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's cast member is recorded as Martin Landau[16].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's cast member is recorded as Rip Torn[17].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's cast member is recorded as Jeffrey DeMunn[18].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's cast member is recorded as Darren McGavin[19].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's cast member is recorded as Ken Jenkins[20].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's director of photography is recorded as Alexander Gruszynski[21].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0099197[22].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's original broadcaster is recorded as HBO[24].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 184716[25].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • By Dawn's Early Light's publication date is recorded as +1990-01-01T00:00:00Z[27].

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Authorship and Creation

By Dawn's Early Light's director is recorded as Jack Sholder[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Bruce Gilbert[5]. Cast members include Powers Boothe[13], Rebecca De Mornay[14], James Earl Jones[15], Martin Landau[16], Rip Torn[17], and Jeffrey DeMunn[18].

Publication

By Dawn's Early Light's publication date is recorded as +1990-01-01T00:00:00Z[27]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23]. Genres include disaster film[7], action thriller[8], action film[9], thriller film[10], and film based on a novel[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include aviation[28], Cold War[29], and World War III[30].

Adaptations and Inspiration

By Dawn's Early Light's after a work by is recorded as William Prochnau[31].

Why It Matters

By Dawn's Early Light ranks in the top 7% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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