Dead of Night

1945 British film
Movie film Q2298679
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Dead of Night

Summary

Dead of Night is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dead of Night's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Dead of Night's director is recorded as Alberto Cavalcanti[4].
  • Dead of Night's director is recorded as Charles Crichton[5].
  • Dead of Night's director is recorded as Basil Dearden[6].
  • Dead of Night's director is recorded as Robert Hamer[7].
  • Dead of Night's screenwriter is recorded as John Baines[8].
  • Dead of Night's screenwriter is recorded as T. E. B. Clarke[9].
  • Dead of Night's composer is recorded as Georges Auric[10].
  • Dead of Night's genre is recorded as horror film[11].
  • Dead of Night's genre is recorded as flashback film[12].
  • Dead of Night's genre is recorded as anthology film[13].
  • Dead of Night's cast member is recorded as Michael Redgrave[14].
  • Dead of Night's cast member is recorded as Mervyn Johns[15].
  • Dead of Night's cast member is recorded as Frederick Valk[16].
  • Dead of Night's cast member is recorded as Roland Culver[17].
  • Dead of Night's cast member is recorded as Sally Ann Howes[18].
  • Dead of Night's cast member is recorded as Googie Withers[19].
  • Dead of Night's cast member is recorded as Naunton Wayne[20].
  • Dead of Night's cast member is recorded as Basil Radford[21].
  • Dead of Night's producer is recorded as Michael Balcon[22].
  • Dead of Night's production company is recorded as Ealing Studios[23].
  • Dead of Night's director of photography is recorded as Douglas Slocombe[24].
  • Dead of Night's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0037635[25].
  • Dead of Night's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26].
  • Dead of Night's color is recorded as black-and-white[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Dead of Night's producer is recorded as Michael Balcon[22]. Directors include Alberto Cavalcanti[4], Charles Crichton[5], Basil Dearden[6], and Robert Hamer[7]. Screenwriters include John Baines[8] and T. E. B. Clarke[9]. Cast members include Michael Redgrave[14], Mervyn Johns[15], Frederick Valk[16], Roland Culver[17], Sally Ann Howes[18], and Googie Withers[19].

Publication

Dead of Night's publication date is recorded as +1945-09-09T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26]. Genres include horror film[11], flashback film[12], and anthology film[13].

Why It Matters

Dead of Night ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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