Heavy Traffic

1973 blaxploitation film by Ralph Bakshi
Movie film Q1592638
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Heavy Traffic

Summary

Heavy Traffic is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heavy Traffic's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Heavy Traffic was directed by Ralph Bakshi[4].
  • Ralph Bakshi wrote the screenplay for Heavy Traffic[5].
  • Heavy Traffic's composer is recorded as Ed Bogas[6].
  • Heavy Traffic's genre is comedy drama[7].
  • Heavy Traffic's genre is live-action/animated film[8].
  • Heavy Traffic's genre is blaxploitation film[9].
  • Heavy Traffic's genre is adult animation[10].
  • A cast member of Heavy Traffic was Beverly Hope Atkinson[11].
  • Heavy Traffic was produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff[12].
  • Heavy Traffic was produced by Steve Krantz[13].
  • Heavy Traffic's director of photography is recorded as Gregg Heschong[14].
  • The original language of Heavy Traffic was English[15].
  • Heavy Traffic's soundtrack release is recorded as Heavy Traffic - Original Soundtrack Recording[16].
  • Heavy Traffic was distributed by video on demand[17].
  • Heavy Traffic's review score is recorded as 88%[18].
  • Heavy Traffic's color is recorded as color[19].
  • Heavy Traffic's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • Heavy Traffic was released on August 8, 1973[21].
  • Heavy Traffic was published on February 1, 1974[22].
  • Heavy Traffic was released on March 7, 1974[23].
  • Heavy Traffic's voice actor is recorded as Frank de Kova[24].
  • Heavy Traffic's voice actor is recorded as Peter Hobbs[25].
  • Heavy Traffic's distributed by is recorded as American International Pictures[26].
  • Heavy Traffic's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Samuel Z. Arkoff[12] and Steve Krantz[13]. Heavy Traffic was directed by Ralph Bakshi[4]. Ralph Bakshi wrote the screenplay for it[5]. A cast member of it was Beverly Hope Atkinson[11].

Publication

Publication dates include August 8, 1973[21], February 1, 1974[22], and March 7, 1974[23]. The original language of Heavy Traffic was English[15]. Genres include comedy drama[7], live-action/animated film[8], blaxploitation film[9], and adult animation[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[17].

Subject and Themes

Heavy Traffic's main subject is organized crime[28].

Reception

Heavy Traffic's review score is recorded as 88%[18].

Why It Matters

Heavy Traffic ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . bcdb.com. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . bcdb.com. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . bcdb.com. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: 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] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IMDb. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1973-08-08T00:00:00Z, +1974-02-01T00:00:00Z, +1974-03-07T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Ralph Bakshi
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+77'}
    Mpa film rating X, R
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