Drowning by Numbers

1988 film by Peter Greenaway
Movie film Q2297293
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Drowning by Numbers

Summary

Drowning by Numbers is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (257 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Drowning by Numbers's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Drowning by Numbers's director is recorded as Peter Greenaway[4].
  • Drowning by Numbers's screenwriter is recorded as Peter Greenaway[5].
  • Drowning by Numbers's composer is recorded as Q313639[6].
  • Drowning by Numbers's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • Drowning by Numbers's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • Drowning by Numbers's genre is recorded as crime film[9].
  • Drowning by Numbers's follows is recorded as The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat[10].
  • Drowning by Numbers's followed by is recorded as La Traversée de Paris[11].
  • Drowning by Numbers's cast member is recorded as Joan Plowright[12].
  • Drowning by Numbers's cast member is recorded as Juliet Stevenson[13].
  • Drowning by Numbers's cast member is recorded as Joely Richardson[14].
  • Drowning by Numbers's cast member is recorded as Bernard Hill[15].
  • Drowning by Numbers's cast member is recorded as David Morrissey[16].
  • Drowning by Numbers's cast member is recorded as Bryan Pringle[17].
  • Drowning by Numbers's cast member is recorded as Trevor Cooper[18].
  • Drowning by Numbers's cast member is recorded as John Rogan[19].
  • Drowning by Numbers's cast member is recorded as Jane Gurnett[20].
  • Drowning by Numbers's cast member is recorded as Kenny Ireland[21].
  • Drowning by Numbers's cast member is recorded as Janine Duvitski[22].
  • Drowning by Numbers's cast member is recorded as Edward Tudor-Pole[23].
  • Drowning by Numbers's cast member is recorded as Vanni Corbellini[24].
  • Drowning by Numbers's performer is recorded as Q313639[25].
  • Drowning by Numbers's GND ID is recorded as 4770538-3[26].
  • Drowning by Numbers's director of photography is recorded as Sacha Vierny[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Drowning by Numbers's performer is recorded as Q313639[25]. Its director is recorded as Peter Greenaway[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Peter Greenaway[5]. Cast members include Joan Plowright[12], Juliet Stevenson[13], Joely Richardson[14], Bernard Hill[15], David Morrissey[16], and Bryan Pringle[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1988-09-02T00:00:00Z[28], +1988-11-17T00:00:00Z[29], and +1989-01-27T00:00:00Z[30]. Drowning by Numbers's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include drama film[7], comedy film[8], and crime film[9].

Reception

Reviews include 7.1/10[32] and 88%[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Drowning by Numbers's follows is recorded as The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat[10]. Its followed by is recorded as La Traversée de Paris[11].

Why It Matters

Drowning by Numbers ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (257 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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  27. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . LUMIERE. Retrieved . lumiere.obs.coe.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . LUMIERE. Retrieved . lumiere.obs.coe.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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