Hair

1979 film directed by Miloš Forman
Movie film Q757156
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Hair

Summary

Hair is a film[1]. Hair ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,710 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hair's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Hair was directed by Miloš Forman[4].
  • Michael Weller wrote the screenplay for Hair[5].
  • Hair's composer is recorded as Galt MacDermot[6].
  • Hair's genre is musical film[7].
  • Hair's genre is comedy drama[8].
  • Hair's genre is drama film[9].
  • Hair's based on is recorded as Hair[10].
  • A cast member of Hair was John Savage[11].
  • A cast member of Hair was Treat Williams[12].
  • A cast member of Hair was Beverly D'Angelo[13].
  • A cast member of Hair was Annie Golden[14].
  • A cast member of Hair was Dorsey Wright[15].
  • A cast member of Hair was Donnie Dacus[16].
  • A cast member of Hair was Nicholas Ray[17].
  • A cast member of Hair was Michael Jeter[18].
  • A cast member of Hair was Charlotte Rae[19].
  • A cast member of Hair was Richard Bright[20].
  • A cast member of Hair was Miles Chapin[21].
  • A cast member of Hair was Charlayne Woodard[22].
  • A cast member of Hair was Melba Moore[23].
  • A cast member of Hair was Grand L. Bush[24].
  • A cast member of Hair was Adrienne King[25].
  • A cast member of Hair was Peter Maloney[26].
  • A cast member of Hair was Nell Carter[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Michael Butler[28] and Lester Persky[29]. Hair was directed by Miloš Forman[4]. Michael Weller wrote the screenplay for Hair[5]. Cast members include John Savage[11], Treat Williams[12], Beverly D'Angelo[13], Annie Golden[14], Dorsey Wright[15], and Donnie Dacus[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1979[30] and July 12, 1979[31]. The original language of Hair was English[32]. Genres include musical film[7], comedy drama[8], and drama film[9]. Hair was distributed by video on demand[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War[34] and Vietnam War[35].

Reception

Reviews include 7.7/10[36], 83%[37], and 68/100[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by James Rado[39], Gerome Ragni[40], and Galt MacDermot[41].

Why It Matters

Hair ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,710 views/month).[2] Hair has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Hair is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 79261
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  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 18810
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 18810, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 26422
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  4. 15w ago · Reubot · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filming location → California
    Instance of → film
    Cast member → John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo +18
    P14462 → amzn1.dv.gti.8df954f0-44e4-4279-a5cc-b5da0f271db9
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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