Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things

episode of Game of Thrones (S1 E4)
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Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things

Summary

Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things is a television series episode[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (645 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things's instance of is recorded as television series episode[3].
  • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things was directed by Brian Kirk[4].
  • Bryan Cogman wrote the screenplay for Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things[5].
  • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things's composer is recorded as Ramin Djawadi[6].
  • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things followed Lord Snow[7].
  • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things was followed by The Wolf and the Lion[8].
  • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things's part of the series is recorded as Game of Thrones[9].
  • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things's director of photography is recorded as Marco Pontecorvo[10].
  • The original language of Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things was English[11].
  • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things was released on May 8, 2011[12].
  • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things's film editor is recorded as Frances Parker[13].
  • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things's title is recorded as Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things[14].
  • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+56'}[15].
  • Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things's season is recorded as Game of Thrones, season 1[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things was directed by Brian Kirk[4]. Bryan Cogman wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things was released on May 8, 2011[12]. The original language of it was English[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as Game of Thrones[9].

Subject and Themes

Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things's part of the series is recorded as Game of Thrones[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things followed Lord Snow[7]. It was followed by The Wolf and the Lion[8].

Why It Matters

Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things ranks in the top 3% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (645 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . 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. 4w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of series → —
    Rotten tomatoes id → tv/game-of-thrones/s01/e04, tv/game_of_thrones/s01/e04
    Director of photography → Marco Pontecorvo
    Tv maze episode id → 4955
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P11294]]: 4955, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/271003|batch #271003]]"
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