Comfort and Joy

1984 film by Bill Forsyth
Movie film Q840983
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Comfort and Joy

Summary

Comfort and Joy is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Comfort and Joy's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Comfort and Joy was directed by Bill Forsyth[4].
  • Bill Forsyth wrote the screenplay for Comfort and Joy[5].
  • Comfort and Joy's composer is recorded as Mark Knopfler[6].
  • Comfort and Joy's genre is comedy film[7].
  • Comfort and Joy's genre is Christmas film[8].
  • A cast member of Comfort and Joy was Bill Paterson[9].
  • A cast member of Comfort and Joy was Eleanor David[10].
  • A cast member of Comfort and Joy was Clare Grogan[11].
  • A cast member of Comfort and Joy was Alex Norton[12].
  • A cast member of Comfort and Joy was Patrick Malahide[13].
  • A cast member of Comfort and Joy was Rikki Fulton[14].
  • A cast member of Comfort and Joy was George Rossi[15].
  • A cast member of Comfort and Joy was Caroline Guthrie[16].
  • Comfort and Joy's production company is recorded as Thorn EMI Plc[17].
  • Comfort and Joy's director of photography is recorded as Chris Menges[18].
  • The original language of Comfort and Joy was English[19].
  • Comfort and Joy's review score is recorded as 7.1/10[20].
  • Comfort and Joy's review score is recorded as 100%[21].
  • Comfort and Joy's color is recorded as color[22].
  • Comfort and Joy's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[23].
  • Comfort and Joy was released on May 17, 1984[24].
  • Comfort and Joy was published on August 14, 1984[25].
  • Comfort and Joy was published on October 10, 1984[26].
  • Comfort and Joy was released on November 9, 1984[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Comfort and Joy was directed by Bill Forsyth[4]. Bill Forsyth wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Bill Paterson[9], Eleanor David[10], Clare Grogan[11], Alex Norton[12], Patrick Malahide[13], and Rikki Fulton[14].

Publication

Publication dates include May 17, 1984[24], August 14, 1984[25], October 10, 1984[26], November 9, 1984[27], January 10, 1985[28], and January 25, 1985[29]. The original language of Comfort and Joy was English[19]. Genres include comedy film[7] and Christmas film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 7.1/10[20] and 100%[21].

Why It Matters

Comfort and Joy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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