Funny Games

1997 film by Michael Haneke
Movie film Q696928
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Funny Games

Summary

Funny Games is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,291 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Funny Games's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Funny Games's director is recorded as Michael Haneke[4].
  • Funny Games's screenwriter is recorded as Michael Haneke[5].
  • Funny Games's composer is recorded as George Frideric Handel[6].
  • Funny Games's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • Funny Games's cast member is recorded as Susanne Lothar[8].
  • Funny Games's cast member is recorded as Ulrich Mühe[9].
  • Funny Games's cast member is recorded as Arno Frisch[10].
  • Funny Games's cast member is recorded as Doris Kunstmann[11].
  • Funny Games's cast member is recorded as Frank Giering[12].
  • Funny Games's cast member is recorded as Christoph Bantzer[13].
  • Funny Games's cast member is recorded as Wolfgang Glück[14].
  • Funny Games's producer is recorded as Veit Heiduschka[15].
  • Funny Games's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 198625904[16].
  • Funny Games's GND ID is recorded as 7758835-6[17].
  • Funny Games's IdRef ID is recorded as 179259431[18].
  • Funny Games's production company is recorded as Österreichischer Rundfunk[19].
  • Funny Games's production company is recorded as Wega Film[20].
  • Funny Games's director of photography is recorded as Jürgen Jürges[21].
  • Funny Games's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0119167[22].
  • Funny Games's original language of film or TV show is recorded as German[23].
  • Funny Games's original language of film or TV show is recorded as French[24].
  • Funny Games's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[25].
  • Funny Games's review score is recorded as 7/10[26].
  • Funny Games's review score is recorded as 69/100[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Funny Games's producer is recorded as Veit Heiduschka[15]. Its director is recorded as Michael Haneke[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Michael Haneke[5]. Cast members include Susanne Lothar[8], Ulrich Mühe[9], Arno Frisch[10], Doris Kunstmann[11], Frank Giering[12], and Christoph Bantzer[13].

Publication

Publication dates include +1997-09-11T00:00:00Z[28] and +1997-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Original languages include German[23] and French[24]. Funny Games's genre is recorded as drama film[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include serial killer[30] and violence[31].

Reception

Reviews include 7/10[26], 69/100[27], and 73%[32].

Why It Matters

Funny Games ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,291 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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