Heart Beat

1980 film by John Byrum
Movie film Q5691893
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Heart Beat

Summary

Heart Beat is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (318 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heart Beat's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Heart Beat was directed by John Byrum[4].
  • John Byrum wrote the screenplay for Heart Beat[5].
  • Heart Beat's composer is recorded as Jack Nitzsche[6].
  • Heart Beat's genre is biographical film[7].
  • Heart Beat's genre is drama film[8].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Nick Nolte[9].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Sissy Spacek[10].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was John Heard[11].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Ray Sharkey[12].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Ann Dusenberry[13].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Tony Bill[14].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Kent Williams[15].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Susan Niven[16].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Marcia Nasatir[17].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Luis Contreras[18].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Stephen Davies[19].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Jenny O'Hara[20].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Don Brodie[21].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Candy Brown[22].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was John Hostetter[23].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Ray Vitte[24].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Sunshine Parker[25].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was David Lynch[26].
  • A cast member of Heart Beat was Terence H. Winkless[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Heart Beat was performed by Jack Nitzsche[28]. Producers include Edward R. Pressman[29], David Axelrod[30], Michael Shamberg[31], and William Tepper[32]. It was directed by John Byrum[4]. John Byrum wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Nick Nolte[9], Sissy Spacek[10], John Heard[11], Ray Sharkey[12], Ann Dusenberry[13], and Tony Bill[14].

Publication

Heart Beat was published on January 1, 1980[33]. Genres include biographical film[7] and drama film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Reception

Reviews include 20%[35] and 5.6/10[36].

Why It Matters

Heart Beat ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (318 views/month).[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 5d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'fr', 'simple', 'sv', 'uk']
    Allociné film id → 4640
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1265]]: 4640, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/304152429|Heart Beat (#304152429)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8255|AlloCiné film]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 68178
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 68178, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269269|batch #269269]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 115763
    Producer → Edward R. Pressman, David Axelrod, Michael Shamberg +1
    Publication date → +1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 21 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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