Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940 film by William Dieterle
Movie film Q1679816
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Summary

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (470 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: William Dieterle[3]
  • Screenwriter: John Huston[4], Heinz Herald[5], Norman Burnstine[6]
  • Composer: Max Steiner[7]
  • Genre: biographical film[8], drama film[9]
  • Cast member: Edward G. Robinson[10], Ruth Gordon[11], Otto Kruger[12], Donald Crisp[13], Albert Bassermann[14], Maria Ouspenskaya[15], Montagu Love[16], Sig Ruman[17], Hermine Sterler[18], Louis V. Arco[19], Donald Meek[20], Henry O'Neill[21], Edward Norris[22], Harry Davenport[23]
  • Producer: Hal B. Wallis[24], Jack Warner[25], Wolfgang Reinhardt[26]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Pictures[27]
  • Director of photography: James Wong Howe[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Commons category: Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet[30]
  • Color: color[31], black-and-white[32]
  • Country of origin: United States[33]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1940[34]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[35]
  • Narrative location: Germany[36]
  • Film editor: Warren Low[37]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[38]
  • Executive producer: Hal B. Wallis[39]
  • Title: Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet[40]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 0[41]
  • Duration: 103 minutes[42]
  • Production designer: Carl Jules Weyl[43]

Why It Matters

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'sh', 'sv', 'tr']
    Ampas collections film id → W066133
    Sitelink count → 12
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 12590
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  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Carl Jules Weyl
    Publication date → +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → John Huston, Heinz Herald, Norman Burnstine
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+103'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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