Dear Detective

1977 film by Philippe de Broca
Movie film Q3495258
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Dear Detective

Summary

Dear Detective is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Dear Detective's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Dear Detective's director is recorded as Philippe de Broca[4].
  • Dear Detective's screenwriter is recorded as Philippe de Broca[5].
  • Dear Detective's screenwriter is recorded as Michel Audiard[6].
  • Dear Detective's composer is recorded as Georges Delerue[7].
  • Dear Detective's genre is recorded as crime film[8].
  • Dear Detective's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • Dear Detective's genre is recorded as police film[10].
  • Dear Detective's genre is recorded as film based on literature[11].
  • Dear Detective's followed by is recorded as Jupiter's Thigh[12].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Annie Girardot[13].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Philippe Noiret[14].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Catherine Alric[15].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Hubert Deschamps[16].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Anna Gaylor[17].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Colette Duval[18].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Alain David[19].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Francis Lemaire[20].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Gabriel Jabbour[21].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Georges Riquier[22].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Georges Wilson[23].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Gilbert Richard[24].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Guy Marchand[25].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Henri Czarniak[26].
  • Dear Detective's cast member is recorded as Jacqueline Doyen[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Amon[28], Georges Dancigers[29], and Alexandre Mnouchkine[30]. Dear Detective's director is recorded as Philippe de Broca[4]. Screenwriters include Philippe de Broca[5] and Michel Audiard[6]. Cast members include Annie Girardot[13], Philippe Noiret[14], Catherine Alric[15], Hubert Deschamps[16], Anna Gaylor[17], and Colette Duval[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1977-08-11T00:00:00Z[31], +1978-01-18T00:00:00Z[32], +1978-04-24T00:00:00Z[33], +1978-10-03T00:00:00Z[34], +1979-02-12T00:00:00Z[35], and +1979-09-24T00:00:00Z[36]. Dear Detective's original language of film or TV show is recorded as French[37]. Genres include crime film[8], comedy film[9], police film[10], and film based on literature[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dear Detective's after a work by is recorded as Jean-Paul Rouland[38]. Its followed by is recorded as Jupiter's Thigh[12].

Why It Matters

Dear Detective has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . virtual-history.com. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . virtual-history.com. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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