Dead Presidents

1995 film directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes
Movie film Q1180839
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Summary

Dead Presidents is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,941 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Allen Hughes[3], Albert Hughes[4]
  • Screenwriter: Hughes brothers[5]
  • Composer: Danny Elfman[6]
  • Genre: heist film[7], neo-noir[8], crime film[9], drama film[10], hood film[11]
  • Cast member: Larenz Tate[12], Keith David[13], Chris Tucker[14], N'Bushe Wright[15], Freddy Rodriguez[16], Bokeem Woodbine[17], Martin Sheen[18], Elizabeth Rodriguez[19], James Pickens Jr.[20], Seymour Cassel[21], Terrence Howard[22], Clifton Powell[23]
  • Producer: Michael Bennett[24]
  • Production company: Hollywood Pictures[25]
  • Director of photography: Lisa Rinzler[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Soundtrack release: Dead Presidents – Music from the Motion Picture[28], Dead Presidents, Volume II – Music from the Motion Picture[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 45%[31], 5.8/10[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1995[35]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[36], Netflix[37], Disney+[38]
  • Narrative location: Brooklyn[39]
  • Main subject: Vietnam War[40]
  • Film editor: Dan Lebental[41]
  • Title: Dead Presidents[42]
  • Duration: 119 minutes[43]
  • Assessment: Bechdel test[44]

Why It Matters

Dead Presidents has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Bechdel Test Movie List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 8282116
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 112819
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 10307
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1995-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Hughes brothers
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+119'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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