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Ghosts of Mars

2001 film by John Carpenter
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Summary

Ghosts of Mars is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,498 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: John Carpenter[3]
  • Screenwriter: John Carpenter[4], Larry Sulkis[5]
  • Composer: John Carpenter[6]
  • Genre: action film[7], horror film[8], science fiction film[9], ghost film[10], science fiction horror film[11], supernatural horror film[12], supernatural film[13], thriller film[14], adventure film[15], horror western[16], space Western film[17], fantasy film[18], Western film[19], science fiction action film[20]
  • Cast member: Ice Cube[21], Natasha Henstridge[22], Jason Statham[23], Pam Grier[24], Clea DuVall[25], Joanna Cassidy[26], Liam Waite[27], Rodney A. Grant[28], Rosemary Forsyth[29], Wanda De Jesus[30], Duane Davis[31], Doug McGrath[32], Robert Carradine[33], Rex Linn[34]
  • Producer: Sandy King[35]
  • Director of photography: Gary B. Kibbe[36]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[37]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[38]
  • Review score: 22%[39], 3.8/10[40], 35/100[41]
  • Color: color[42]
  • Country of origin: United States[43]
  • Publication date: August 24, 2001[44], October 18, 2001[45]
  • Distributed by: Screen Gems[46], Netflix[47]
  • Narrative location: Mars[48]
  • Official website: http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/pages/themovies/gm/gm.html[49]
  • Filming location: New Mexico[50]
  • Main subject: supernatural[51], extraterrestrial life[52]
  • Title: Ghosts of Mars[53]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 18[54]
  • Duration: 98[55]
  • Set in period: 22nd century[56]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[57]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[58]

  • First release date: 2001-09-18[59]

  • Genre(s): electronic, industrial, nu metal, rock[60]

  • Community tags: electronic, industrial, nu metal, rock, soundtrack[61]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b4a2e726-2fff-3d5e-9cda-8c2949649e2f[62]

Why It Matters

Ghosts of Mars has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

Related Entities

Clea DuVall film Ice Cube Jason Statham Joanna Cassidy John Carpenter Natasha Henstridge Netflix New Mexico Pam Grier Rex Linn Robert Carradine United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [57] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [60] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [61] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [62] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Kwayst · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 10722324
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 24150
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  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 22nd century
    Publication date → +2001-08-24T00:00:00Z, +2001-10-18T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → John Carpenter, Larry Sulkis
    Duration → {'amount': '+98'}
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