Hero

2002 Chinese film by Zhang Yimou
Movie film Q260379
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Hero

Summary

Hero is a film[1]. Hero ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (718 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hero's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Hero's director is recorded as Zhang Yimou[4].
  • Hero's screenwriter is recorded as Zhang Yimou[5].
  • Hero's composer is recorded as Tan Dun[6].
  • Hero's genre is recorded as martial arts film[7].
  • Hero's genre is recorded as action film[8].
  • Hero's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Hero's cast member is recorded as Jet Li[10].
  • Hero's cast member is recorded as Tony Leung[11].
  • Hero's cast member is recorded as Maggie Cheung[12].
  • Hero's cast member is recorded as Chen Daoming[13].
  • Hero's cast member is recorded as Zhang Ziyi[14].
  • Hero's cast member is recorded as Donnie Yen[15].
  • Hero's producer is recorded as Zhang Yimou[16].
  • Hero's part of the series is recorded as Wuxia Trilogy[17].
  • Hero's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 217950562[18].
  • Hero's GND ID is recorded as 7701932-5[19].
  • Hero's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr2004000799[20].
  • Hero's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16576239b[21].
  • Hero's production company is recorded as Sil-Metropole Organisation[22].
  • Hero's director of photography is recorded as Christopher Doyle[23].
  • Hero's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0299977[24].
  • Hero's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Mandarin[25].
  • Hero's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[26].
  • Hero's review score is recorded as 8.2/10[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Hero's producer is recorded as Zhang Yimou[16]. Hero's director is recorded as Zhang Yimou[4]. Hero's screenwriter is recorded as Zhang Yimou[5]. Cast members include Jet Li[10], Tony Leung[11], Maggie Cheung[12], Chen Daoming[13], Zhang Ziyi[14], and Donnie Yen[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +2002-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +2003-06-05T00:00:00Z[29], +2002-12-19T00:00:00Z[30], and +2004-08-27T00:00:00Z[31]. Hero's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Mandarin[25]. Genres include martial arts film[7], action film[8], and drama film[9]. Hero's part of the series is recorded as Wuxia Trilogy[17].

Subject and Themes

Hero's part of the series is recorded as Wuxia Trilogy[17].

Reception

Reviews include 8.2/10[27], 85/100[32], and 94%[33].

Why It Matters

Hero ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (718 views/month).[2] Hero has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Hero is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . Patheos. Retrieved . patheos.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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