Congo

1995 American film directed by Frank Marshall
Movie film Q598860
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Summary

Congo is a film[1]. Congo ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,635 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Frank Marshall[3]
  • Screenwriter: John Patrick Shanley[4], Michael Crichton[5]
  • Composer: Jerry Goldsmith[6]
  • Genre: action film[7], science fiction film[8], monster film[9], horror film[10], adventure film[11]
  • Based on: Congo[12]
  • Cast member: Laura Linney[13], Dylan Walsh[14], Ernie Hudson[15], Tim Curry[16], Grant Heslov[17], Joe Don Baker[18], Bruce Campbell[19], Mary Ellen Trainor[20], Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje[21], Delroy Lindo[22], Joe Pantoliano[23], James Karen[24], Jimmy Buffett[25], Thom Barry[26]
  • Producer: Kathleen Kennedy[27], Sam Mercer[28]
  • Production company: The Kennedy/Marshall Company[29]
  • Director of photography: Allen Daviau[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 22%[33], 4/10[34], 24/100[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37], United Kingdom[38]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1995[39], August 17, 1995[40], June 9, 1995[41]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[42]
  • Narrative location: Africa[43]
  • Film editor: Anne V. Coates[44]
  • Title: Congo[45]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[46]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[47]
  • After a work by: Michael Crichton[48]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[49]
  • Duration: 104[50]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1[51]

Why It Matters

Congo has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Congo is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 112715
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 112715, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269964|batch #269964]]"
  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 7789
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  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 33485
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 160
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  5. 20w ago · Máté · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fpb rating → 13
    Igac rating → M/12
    Imda rating → PG
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 1.85:1
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Mpa film rating: PG-13, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779644988419"
  6. 21w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Congo The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj, Congo
    Based on → Congo
    Filmarks id → movies/4984
    Has characteristic → film based on a novel
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Capital cost: 50,000,000 United States dollar, Added via Tricorder v1.2"
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