Fear City

1984 film by Abel Ferrara
Movie film Q1399258
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Fear City

Summary

Fear City is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fear City's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Fear City's director is recorded as Abel Ferrara[4].
  • Fear City's screenwriter is recorded as Nicholas St. John[5].
  • Fear City's composer is recorded as Dick Halligan[6].
  • Fear City's genre is recorded as thriller film[7].
  • Fear City's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • Fear City's genre is recorded as neo-noir[9].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Tom Berenger[10].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Billy Dee Williams[11].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Jack Scalia[12].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Melanie Griffith[13].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Michael V. Gazzo[14].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Rossano Brazzi[15].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Rae Dawn Chong[16].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Joe Santos[17].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Ola Ray[18].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Frank Sivero[19].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as María Conchita Alonso[20].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Juan Fernández de Alarcón[21].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Brent Jennings[22].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Victor Rivers[23].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Frank Ronzio[24].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Jan Murray[25].
  • Fear City's cast member is recorded as Cihangir Ghaffari[26].
  • Fear City's director of photography is recorded as James Lemmo[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Fear City's director is recorded as Abel Ferrara[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Nicholas St. John[5]. Cast members include Tom Berenger[10], Billy Dee Williams[11], Jack Scalia[12], Melanie Griffith[13], Michael V. Gazzo[14], and Rossano Brazzi[15].

Publication

Fear City's publication date is recorded as +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include thriller film[7], drama film[8], and neo-noir[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include serial killer[30], serial murder[31], nightlife[32], sex work[33], criminal investigation[34], and violence against women[35].

Reception

Reviews include 5.6/10[36] and 69%[37].

Why It Matters

Fear City ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Mubi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] . Mubi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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