Ghost Dad

1990 film directed by Sidney Poitier
Movie film Q918689
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Ghost Dad

Summary

Ghost Dad is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (256 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ghost Dad's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Ghost Dad's director is recorded as Sidney Poitier[4].
  • Ghost Dad's screenwriter is recorded as Brent Maddock[5].
  • Ghost Dad's screenwriter is recorded as S. S. Wilson[6].
  • Ghost Dad's composer is recorded as Henry Mancini[7].
  • Ghost Dad's genre is recorded as fantasy film[8].
  • Ghost Dad's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • Ghost Dad's genre is recorded as ghost film[10].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Bill Cosby[11].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Denise Nicholas[12].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Ian Bannen[13].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Christine Ebersole[14].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Barry Corbin[15].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Dakin Matthews[16].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Omar Gooding[17].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Arnold Stang[18].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Amy Hill[19].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Jonathan Brandis[20].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Patrika Darbo[21].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Cathy Cavadini[22].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Dana Ashbrook[23].
  • Ghost Dad's cast member is recorded as Raynor Scheine[24].
  • Ghost Dad's director of photography is recorded as Andrew Laszlo[25].
  • Ghost Dad's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0099654[26].
  • Ghost Dad's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ghost Dad's director is recorded as Sidney Poitier[4]. Screenwriters include Brent Maddock[5] and S. S. Wilson[6]. Cast members include Bill Cosby[11], Denise Nicholas[12], Ian Bannen[13], Christine Ebersole[14], Barry Corbin[15], and Dakin Matthews[16].

Publication

Ghost Dad's publication date is recorded as +1990-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27]. Genres include fantasy film[8], comedy film[9], and ghost film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 6%[29] and 3.3/10[30].

Why It Matters

Ghost Dad ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (256 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . 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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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