Chimes at Midnight

1965 film by Orson Welles
Movie film Q2529482
Chimes at Midnight
Peppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises (Harry Saltzman, distributor) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Chimes at Midnight is a drama film, medieval film, comedy film, and war film[1][2][3]. The work combines these distinct genres into a single cinematic production.

Chimes at Midnight

Summary

Chimes at Midnight is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chimes at Midnight's image is recorded as Falstaff-1967-Poster.jpg[3].
  • Chimes at Midnight's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Chimes at Midnight's director is recorded as Orson Welles[5].
  • Chimes at Midnight's screenwriter is recorded as Orson Welles[6].
  • Chimes at Midnight's screenwriter is recorded as William Shakespeare[7].
  • Chimes at Midnight's composer is recorded as Q435856[8].
  • Chimes at Midnight's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Chimes at Midnight's genre is recorded as medieval film[10].
  • Chimes at Midnight's genre is recorded as comedy film[11].
  • Chimes at Midnight's genre is recorded as war film[12].
  • Chimes at Midnight's based on is recorded as Holinshed's Chronicles[13].
  • Chimes at Midnight's based on is recorded as Henry IV, Part 2[14].
  • Chimes at Midnight's based on is recorded as Henry IV, Part 1[15].
  • Chimes at Midnight's based on is recorded as Richard II[16].
  • Chimes at Midnight's based on is recorded as Henry V[17].
  • Chimes at Midnight's based on is recorded as Henry IV[18].
  • Chimes at Midnight's follows is recorded as La Tía Tula[19].
  • Chimes at Midnight's followed by is recorded as La caza[20].
  • Chimes at Midnight's cast member is recorded as Keith Baxter[21].
  • Chimes at Midnight's cast member is recorded as John Gielgud[22].
  • Chimes at Midnight's cast member is recorded as Jeanne Moreau[23].
  • Chimes at Midnight's cast member is recorded as Margaret Rutherford[24].
  • Chimes at Midnight's cast member is recorded as Marina Vlady[25].
  • Chimes at Midnight's cast member is recorded as Fernando Rey[26].
  • Chimes at Midnight's cast member is recorded as Orson Welles[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Alessandro Tasca[28], Harry Saltzman[29], and Emiliano Piedra[30]. Chimes at Midnight's director is recorded as Orson Welles[5]. Screenwriters include Orson Welles[6] and William Shakespeare[7]. Cast members include Keith Baxter[21], John Gielgud[22], Jeanne Moreau[23], Margaret Rutherford[24], Marina Vlady[25], and Fernando Rey[26].

Publication

Publication dates include +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z[31], +1965-12-22T00:00:00Z[32], +1966-04-10T00:00:00Z[33], +1966-05-08T00:00:00Z[34], +1966-07-20T00:00:00Z[35], and +1966-11-17T00:00:00Z[36]. Chimes at Midnight's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[37]. Genres include drama film[9], medieval film[10], comedy film[11], and war film[12].

Reception

Chimes at Midnight's review score is recorded as 96%[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Chimes at Midnight's follows is recorded as La Tía Tula[19]. Its followed by is recorded as La caza[20].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Chimes at Midnight include Orsonwelles falstaffius[39], a taxon[40].

Why It Matters

Chimes at Midnight ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Orsonwelles falstaffius[39], a taxon[40].

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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