Death Valley

1982 film by Dick Richards
Movie film Q5247232
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Death Valley

Summary

Death Valley is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Death Valley's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Death Valley was directed by Dick Richards[4].
  • Richard Rothstein wrote the screenplay for Death Valley[5].
  • Death Valley's composer is recorded as Dana Kaproff[6].
  • Death Valley's genre is horror film[7].
  • Death Valley's genre is slasher film[8].
  • A cast member of Death Valley was Catherine Hicks[9].
  • A cast member of Death Valley was Edward Herrmann[10].
  • A cast member of Death Valley was Peter Billingsley[11].
  • A cast member of Death Valley was Stephen McHattie[12].
  • Death Valley was produced by Elliott Kastner[13].
  • Death Valley's director of photography is recorded as Stephen H. Burum[14].
  • The original language of Death Valley was English[15].
  • Death Valley's color is recorded as color[16].
  • Death Valley's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • Death Valley was released on March 4, 1982[18].
  • Death Valley's distributed by is recorded as Universal Pictures[19].
  • Death Valley's narrative location is recorded as California[20].
  • Death Valley's main subject is serial killer[21].
  • Death Valley's film editor is recorded as Joel Cox[22].
  • Death Valley's title is recorded as Death Valley[23].
  • Death Valley's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+87'}[24].
  • Death Valley's P14449 is recorded as 146054[25].
  • Death Valley's P14821 is recorded as 83805[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Death Valley was produced by Elliott Kastner[13]. It was directed by Dick Richards[4]. Richard Rothstein wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Catherine Hicks[9], Edward Herrmann[10], Peter Billingsley[11], and Stephen McHattie[12].

Publication

Death Valley was released on March 4, 1982[18]. The original language of it was English[15]. Genres include horror film[7] and slasher film[8].

Subject and Themes

Death Valley's main subject is serial killer[21].

Why It Matters

Death Valley ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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 · Mbch331 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Producer → Elliott Kastner
    Publication date → +1982-03-04T00:00:00Z
    Composer → Dana Kaproff
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  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 83805
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 83805, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 63755
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 63755, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269268|batch #269268]]"
  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → serial killer
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 146054
    Publication date → +1982-03-04T00:00:00Z
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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