Dead Man's Folly

1986 television film directed by Clive Donner
Movie television_film Q5245275
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Dead Man's Folly

Summary

Dead Man's Folly is a television film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Dead Man's Folly's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • Dead Man's Folly was directed by Clive Donner[4].
  • Dead Man's Folly's composer is recorded as John Addison[5].
  • Dead Man's Folly's genre is mystery film[6].
  • Dead Man's Folly's genre is film based on a novel[7].
  • Dead Man's Folly's based on is recorded as Dead Man's Folly[8].
  • A cast member of Dead Man's Folly was Peter Ustinov[9].
  • A cast member of Dead Man's Folly was Jean Stapleton[10].
  • A cast member of Dead Man's Folly was Constance Cummings[11].
  • A cast member of Dead Man's Folly was Tim Pigott-Smith[12].
  • A cast member of Dead Man's Folly was Jonathan Cecil[13].
  • Dead Man's Folly was produced by Neil Hartley[14].
  • Dead Man's Folly's director of photography is recorded as Curtis Clark[15].
  • The original language of Dead Man's Folly was English[16].
  • Dead Man's Folly's Commons category is recorded as Dead Man's Folly (1986 film)[17].
  • Dead Man's Folly was distributed by video on demand[18].
  • Dead Man's Folly's original broadcaster is recorded as CBS[19].
  • Dead Man's Folly's color is recorded as color[20].
  • Dead Man's Folly's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • Dead Man's Folly's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[22].
  • Dead Man's Folly was released on January 8, 1986[23].
  • Dead Man's Folly was published on November 19, 1987[24].
  • Dead Man's Folly's distributed by is recorded as CBS[25].
  • Dead Man's Folly's narrative location is recorded as Devon[26].
  • Dead Man's Folly's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dead Man's Folly (1986 film)[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dead Man's Folly was produced by Neil Hartley[14]. It was directed by Clive Donner[4]. Cast members include Peter Ustinov[9], Jean Stapleton[10], Constance Cummings[11], Tim Pigott-Smith[12], and Jonathan Cecil[13].

Publication

Publication dates include January 8, 1986[23] and November 19, 1987[24]. The original language of Dead Man's Folly was English[16]. Genres include mystery film[6] and film based on a novel[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[18].

Why It Matters

Dead Man's Folly has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [23] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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