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Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

1968 film by Jerry Paris
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Summary

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was directed by Jerry Paris[4].
  • Max Wilk wrote the screenplay for Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River[5].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River's composer is recorded as David Whitaker[6].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River's genre is comedy film[7].
  • A cast member of Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was Jerry Lewis[8].
  • A cast member of Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was Terry-Thomas[9].
  • A cast member of Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was Jacqueline Pearce[10].
  • A cast member of Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was Bernard Cribbins[11].
  • A cast member of Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was Patricia Routledge[12].
  • A cast member of Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was Harold Goodwin[13].
  • A cast member of Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was Michael Bates[14].
  • A cast member of Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was Niké Arrighi[15].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was produced by Walter Shenson[16].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River's director of photography is recorded as Otto Heller[17].
  • The original language of Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was English[18].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River's color is recorded as color[19].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[20].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was published on June 19, 1968[21].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was released on June 24, 1968[22].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was released on July 12, 1968[23].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was released on August 22, 1968[24].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was released on August 1968[25].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was published on September 1968[26].
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was released on September 6, 1968[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was produced by Walter Shenson[16]. It was directed by Jerry Paris[4]. Max Wilk wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Jerry Lewis[8], Terry-Thomas[9], Jacqueline Pearce[10], Bernard Cribbins[11], Patricia Routledge[12], and Harold Goodwin[13].

Publication

Publication dates include June 19, 1968[21], June 24, 1968[22], July 12, 1968[23], August 22, 1968[24], August 1968[25], and September 1968[26]. The original language of Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was English[18]. Its genre is comedy film[7].

Why It Matters

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Bernard Cribbins film Jerry Lewis London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 61591
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 172018
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 172018, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269269|batch #269269]]"
  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 124425
    Producer → Walter Shenson
    Publication date → +1968-06-19T00:00:00Z, +1968-06-24T00:00:00Z, +1968-07-12T00:00:00Z +10
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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