Force of Evil

1948 film by Abraham Polonsky
Movie film Q766089
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Force of Evil

Summary

Force of Evil is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Force of Evil's image is recorded as Force of Evil (1948 poster).jpg[3].
  • Force of Evil's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Force of Evil's director is recorded as Abraham Polonsky[5].
  • Force of Evil's screenwriter is recorded as Abraham Polonsky[6].
  • Force of Evil's composer is recorded as David Raksin[7].
  • Force of Evil's genre is recorded as crime film[8].
  • Force of Evil's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Force of Evil's genre is recorded as film noir[10].
  • Force of Evil's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[11].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as John Garfield[12].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as Thomas Gomez[13].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as Marie Windsor[14].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as Paul Fix[15].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as Barry Kelley[16].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as Roy Roberts[17].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as Howland Chamberlain[18].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as Beau Bridges[19].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as Arthur O'Connell[20].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as Paul Frees[21].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as Sam Ash[22].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as Larry J. Blake[23].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as William Challee[24].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as George Magrill[25].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as Frank O'Connor[26].
  • Force of Evil's cast member is recorded as Bob Reeves[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Force of Evil's director is recorded as Abraham Polonsky[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Abraham Polonsky[6]. Cast members include John Garfield[12], Thomas Gomez[13], Marie Windsor[14], Paul Fix[15], Barry Kelley[16], and Roy Roberts[17].

Publication

Force of Evil's publication date is recorded as +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include crime film[8], drama film[9], film noir[10], and film based on a novel[11]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[30].

Subject and Themes

Force of Evil's main subject is recorded as gambling[31].

Reception

Reviews include 8.5/10[32] and 100%[33].

Why It Matters

Force of Evil ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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] . 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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . 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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