Death Wish

1974 film by Michael Winner
Movie film Q841961
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Death Wish

Summary

Death Wish is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,748 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Death Wish's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Death Wish's director is recorded as Michael Winner[4].
  • Death Wish's screenwriter is recorded as Wendell Mayes[5].
  • Death Wish's composer is recorded as Herbie Hancock[6].
  • Death Wish's genre is recorded as action film[7].
  • Death Wish's genre is recorded as rape and revenge film[8].
  • Death Wish's genre is recorded as vigilante film[9].
  • Death Wish's genre is recorded as crime thriller film[10].
  • Death Wish's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Death Wish's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[12].
  • Death Wish's based on is recorded as Death Wish[13].
  • Death Wish's logo image is recorded as Death wish 2.jpg[14].
  • Death Wish's followed by is recorded as Death Wish II[15].
  • Death Wish's cast member is recorded as Charles Bronson[16].
  • Death Wish's cast member is recorded as Hope Lange[17].
  • Death Wish's cast member is recorded as Vincent Gardenia[18].
  • Death Wish's cast member is recorded as William Redfield[19].
  • Death Wish's cast member is recorded as Steven Keats[20].
  • Death Wish's cast member is recorded as Jeff Goldblum[21].
  • Death Wish's cast member is recorded as John Herzfeld[22].
  • Death Wish's cast member is recorded as Stuart Margolin[23].
  • Death Wish's cast member is recorded as Edward Grover[24].
  • Death Wish's cast member is recorded as Olympia Dukakis[25].
  • Death Wish's cast member is recorded as Stephen Elliott[26].
  • Death Wish's cast member is recorded as Christopher Logan[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Dino De Laurentiis[28] and Bobby Roberts[29]. Death Wish's director is recorded as Michael Winner[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Wendell Mayes[5]. Cast members include Charles Bronson[16], Hope Lange[17], Vincent Gardenia[18], William Redfield[19], Steven Keats[20], and Jeff Goldblum[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1974-07-24T00:00:00Z[30], +1974-08-05T00:00:00Z[31], +1974-08-08T00:00:00Z[32], +1974-09-04T00:00:00Z[33], +1974-09-20T00:00:00Z[34], and +1974-10-18T00:00:00Z[35]. Death Wish's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[36]. Genres include action film[7], rape and revenge film[8], vigilante film[9], crime thriller film[10], drama film[11], and film based on a novel[12].

Reception

Reviews include 5.9/10[37], 66%[38], and 51/100[39].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Death Wish's followed by is recorded as Death Wish II[15].

Why It Matters

Death Wish ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,748 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [35] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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