Desperate Measures

1998 film by Barbet Schroeder
Movie film Q1200869
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Desperate Measures

Summary

Desperate Measures is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Desperate Measures's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Desperate Measures's director is recorded as Barbet Schroeder[4].
  • Desperate Measures's screenwriter is recorded as David Klass[5].
  • Desperate Measures's composer is recorded as Trevor Jones[6].
  • Desperate Measures's genre is recorded as thriller film[7].
  • Desperate Measures's genre is recorded as action film[8].
  • Desperate Measures's genre is recorded as crime film[9].
  • Desperate Measures's cast member is recorded as Michael Keaton[10].
  • Desperate Measures's cast member is recorded as Andy Garcia[11].
  • Desperate Measures's cast member is recorded as Joseph Cross[12].
  • Desperate Measures's cast member is recorded as Brian Cox[13].
  • Desperate Measures's cast member is recorded as Marcia Gay Harden[14].
  • Desperate Measures's cast member is recorded as Erik King[15].
  • Desperate Measures's cast member is recorded as Richard Riehle[16].
  • Desperate Measures's cast member is recorded as Janel Moloney[17].
  • Desperate Measures's cast member is recorded as Tracey Walter[18].
  • Desperate Measures's cast member is recorded as Scott Waugh[19].
  • Desperate Measures's cast member is recorded as Michael Shamus Wiles[20].
  • Desperate Measures's director of photography is recorded as Luciano Tovoli[21].
  • Desperate Measures's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0118966[22].
  • Desperate Measures's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23].
  • Desperate Measures's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[24].
  • Desperate Measures's review score is recorded as 4.3/10[25].
  • Desperate Measures's review score is recorded as 19%[26].
  • Desperate Measures's color is recorded as color[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Desperate Measures's director is recorded as Barbet Schroeder[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as David Klass[5]. Cast members include Michael Keaton[10], Andy Garcia[11], Joseph Cross[12], Brian Cox[13], Marcia Gay Harden[14], and Erik King[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +1998-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1998-05-14T00:00:00Z[29]. Desperate Measures's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23]. Genres include thriller film[7], action film[8], and crime film[9].

Reception

Reviews include 4.3/10[25] and 19%[26].

Why It Matters

Desperate Measures ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . 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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . moviemistakes.com. Retrieved . moviemistakes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . moviemistakes.com. Retrieved . moviemistakes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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