Forrest Gump

1994 film directed by Robert Zemeckis
Movie film Q134773
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Forrest Gump

Summary

Forrest Gump is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 100 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Forrest Gump's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Forrest Gump was directed by Robert Zemeckis[4].
  • Eric Roth wrote the screenplay for Forrest Gump[5].
  • Forrest Gump's composer is recorded as Alan Silvestri[6].
  • Forrest Gump's genre is coming-of-age film[7].
  • Forrest Gump's genre is flashback film[8].
  • Forrest Gump's genre is comedy film[9].
  • Forrest Gump's genre is drama film[10].
  • Forrest Gump's genre is historical drama[11].
  • Forrest Gump's genre is romantic comedy film[12].
  • Forrest Gump's genre is tragicomedy[13].
  • Forrest Gump's genre is American football film[14].
  • Forrest Gump's based on is recorded as Forrest Gump[15].
  • A cast member of Forrest Gump was Tom Hanks[16].
  • A cast member of Forrest Gump was Gary Sinise[17].
  • A cast member of Forrest Gump was Sally Field[18].
  • A cast member of Forrest Gump was Q272972[19].
  • A cast member of Forrest Gump was Mykelti Williamson[20].
  • A cast member of Forrest Gump was Haley Joel Osment[21].
  • A cast member of Forrest Gump was Hanna R. Hall[22].
  • A cast member of Forrest Gump was Mary Ellen Trainor[23].
  • A cast member of Forrest Gump was Sam Anderson[24].
  • A cast member of Forrest Gump was Kurt Russell[25].
  • A cast member of Forrest Gump was Peter Dobson[26].
  • A cast member of Forrest Gump was Rebecca Williams[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Forrest Gump was directed by Robert Zemeckis[4]. Eric Roth wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Tom Hanks[16], Gary Sinise[17], Sally Field[18], Q272972[19], Mykelti Williamson[20], and Haley Joel Osment[21].

Publication

Genres include coming-of-age film[7], flashback film[8], comedy film[9], drama film[10], historical drama[11], and romantic comedy film[12].

Why It Matters

Forrest Gump has Wikipedia articles in 100 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . 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] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10h ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id 3637
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  2. 1d ago · Nk · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Screenwriter Eric Roth
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  3. 1d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 5134
    P14821 109830
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  4. 5w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 32823
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  5. 7w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 8w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 SID0003972
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  7. 8w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 33
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  8. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche synchronkartei film id 1100
    Golden id Forrest_Gump-63K5X
    Cinémathèque québécoise work id 8958
    Zhihu topic id 19580323
    + 169 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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