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Crash

1996 film by David Cronenberg
Movie film Q839133
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Crash

Summary

Crash is a film[1]. Crash ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,975 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Crash's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Crash's director is recorded as David Cronenberg[4].
  • Crash's screenwriter is recorded as David Cronenberg[5].
  • Crash's composer is recorded as Howard Shore[6].
  • Crash's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • Crash's genre is recorded as erotic thriller[8].
  • Crash's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[9].
  • Crash's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[10].
  • Crash's based on is recorded as Crash[11].
  • Crash's cast member is recorded as James Spader[12].
  • Crash's cast member is recorded as Deborah Kara Unger[13].
  • Crash's cast member is recorded as Elias Koteas[14].
  • Crash's cast member is recorded as Holly Hunter[15].
  • Crash's cast member is recorded as Rosanna Arquette[16].
  • Crash's cast member is recorded as Michael Biehn[17].
  • Crash's cast member is recorded as Peter MacNeill[18].
  • Crash's cast member is recorded as David Cronenberg[19].
  • Crash's cast member is recorded as Boyd Banks[20].
  • Crash's producer is recorded as Jeremy Thomas[21].
  • Crash's producer is recorded as Robert Lantos[22].
  • Crash's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 186880666[23].
  • Crash's GND ID is recorded as 4643132-9[24].
  • Crash's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n00031795[25].
  • Crash's production company is recorded as Crave[26].
  • Crash's production company is recorded as Telefilm Canada[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jeremy Thomas[21] and Robert Lantos[22]. Crash's director is recorded as David Cronenberg[4]. Crash's screenwriter is recorded as David Cronenberg[5]. Cast members include James Spader[12], Deborah Kara Unger[13], Elias Koteas[14], Holly Hunter[15], Rosanna Arquette[16], and Michael Biehn[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1996-05-17T00:00:00Z[28], +1996-10-04T00:00:00Z[29], +1996-10-31T00:00:00Z[30], and +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z[31]. Crash's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include drama film[7], erotic thriller[8], LGBTQ-related film[9], and film based on a novel[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include morality[33], individual and society[34], symphorophilia[35], human sexuality[36], human nature[37], and technology[38].

Reception

Reviews include 66%[39], 6.8/10[40], 53/100[41], and 6.4/10[42].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Crash's after a work by is recorded as J. G. Ballard[43].

Why It Matters

Crash ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,975 views/month).[2] Crash has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Crash is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Related Entities

Canada David Cronenberg Deborah Kara Unger Elias Koteas film Holly Hunter Howard Shore James Spader J. G. Ballard Michael Biehn Netflix Rosanna Arquette Toronto United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [39] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [40] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [42] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . Filmdienst. filmdienst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . The Philosophy of David Cronenberg. wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . The Philosophy of David Cronenberg. wikidata.org.
  37. [35] ↑ . The Philosophy of David Cronenberg. wikidata.org.
  38. [36] ↑ . The Philosophy of David Cronenberg. wikidata.org.
  39. [37] ↑ . The Philosophy of David Cronenberg. wikidata.org.
  40. [38] ↑ . The Philosophy of David Cronenberg. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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