Crime Wave

1954 film by André de Toth
Movie film Q976041
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Crime Wave

Summary

Crime Wave is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Crime Wave's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Crime Wave was directed by André de Toth[4].
  • Crane Wilbur wrote the screenplay for Crime Wave[5].
  • Crime Wave's composer is recorded as David Buttolph[6].
  • Crime Wave's genre is crime film[7].
  • Crime Wave's genre is film noir[8].
  • Crime Wave's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of Crime Wave was Sterling Hayden[10].
  • A cast member of Crime Wave was Gene Nelson[11].
  • A cast member of Crime Wave was Phyllis Kirk[12].
  • A cast member of Crime Wave was Ted de Corsia[13].
  • A cast member of Crime Wave was Charles Bronson[14].
  • A cast member of Crime Wave was Timothy Carey[15].
  • A cast member of Crime Wave was James Bell[16].
  • A cast member of Crime Wave was Jay Novello[17].
  • A cast member of Crime Wave was Jim Hayward[18].
  • Crime Wave was produced by Bryan Foy[19].
  • Crime Wave's production company is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[20].
  • Crime Wave's director of photography is recorded as Bert Glennon[21].
  • The original language of Crime Wave was English[22].
  • Crime Wave was distributed by video on demand[23].
  • Crime Wave's review score is recorded as 67%[24].
  • Crime Wave's review score is recorded as 6.9/10[25].
  • Crime Wave's color is recorded as black-and-white[26].
  • Crime Wave's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Crime Wave was produced by Bryan Foy[19]. It was directed by André de Toth[4]. Crane Wilbur wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Sterling Hayden[10], Gene Nelson[11], Phyllis Kirk[12], Ted de Corsia[13], Charles Bronson[14], and Timothy Carey[15].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1954[28], January 12, 1954[29], March 6, 1954[30], March 12, 1954[31], and May 28, 1954[32]. The original language of Crime Wave was English[22]. Genres include crime film[7], film noir[8], and drama film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[23].

Reception

Reviews include 67%[24] and 6.9/10[25].

Why It Matters

Crime Wave ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 crime-wave
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: crime-wave, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295962286|CRIME WAVE (#295962286)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema ritrova"
  2. 11d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    P14449 68044
    Producer Bryan Foy
    Publication date +1954-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1954-01-12T00:00:00Z, +1954-03-06T00:00:00Z +2
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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