Heat and Dust

1983 film by James Ivory
Movie film Q2549369
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Heat and Dust

Summary

Heat and Dust is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heat and Dust's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Heat and Dust's director is recorded as James Ivory[4].
  • Heat and Dust's screenwriter is recorded as Ruth Prawer Jhabvala[5].
  • Heat and Dust's composer is recorded as Richard Robbins[6].
  • Heat and Dust's genre is recorded as period drama film[7].
  • Heat and Dust's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • Heat and Dust's genre is recorded as romance film[9].
  • Heat and Dust's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[10].
  • Heat and Dust's based on is recorded as Heat and Dust[11].
  • Heat and Dust's cast member is recorded as Greta Scacchi[12].
  • Heat and Dust's cast member is recorded as Julie Christie[13].
  • Heat and Dust's cast member is recorded as Christopher Cazenove[14].
  • Heat and Dust's cast member is recorded as Zakir Hussain[15].
  • Heat and Dust's cast member is recorded as Julian Glover[16].
  • Heat and Dust's cast member is recorded as Patrick Godfrey[17].
  • Heat and Dust's cast member is recorded as Shashi Kapoor[18].
  • Heat and Dust's cast member is recorded as Charles McCaughan[19].
  • Heat and Dust's cast member is recorded as Madhur Jaffrey[20].
  • Heat and Dust's cast member is recorded as Susan Fleetwood[21].
  • Heat and Dust's cast member is recorded as Barry Foster[22].
  • Heat and Dust's producer is recorded as Ismail Merchant[23].
  • Heat and Dust's production company is recorded as Merchant Ivory Productions[24].
  • Heat and Dust's director of photography is recorded as Walter Lassally[25].
  • Heat and Dust's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0084058[26].
  • Heat and Dust's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Heat and Dust's producer is recorded as Ismail Merchant[23]. Its director is recorded as James Ivory[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Ruth Prawer Jhabvala[5]. Cast members include Greta Scacchi[12], Julie Christie[13], Christopher Cazenove[14], Zakir Hussain[15], Julian Glover[16], and Patrick Godfrey[17].

Publication

Heat and Dust's publication date is recorded as +1983-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27]. Genres include period drama film[7], drama film[8], romance film[9], and film based on a novel[10].

Reception

Reviews include 79%[29] and 7.1/10[30].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Heat and Dust's after a work by is recorded as Ruth Prawer Jhabvala[31].

Why It Matters

Heat and Dust ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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

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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] . Chambers Concise Biographical Dictionary. 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.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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