Herod's Law

1999 film by Luis Estrada
Movie film Q1759355
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Herod's Law

Summary

Herod's Law is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Herod's Law received the Ariel Award for Best Picture[3].
  • Herod's Law received the Ariel Award for Best Direction[4].
  • Herod's Law's image is recorded as La Ley de Herodes.jpg[5].
  • Herod's Law's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • Herod's Law's director is recorded as Luis Estrada[7].
  • Herod's Law's screenwriter is recorded as Luis Estrada[8].
  • Herod's Law's screenwriter is recorded as Vicente Leñero[9].
  • Herod's Law's composer is recorded as Santiago Ojeda Pérez[10].
  • Herod's Law's genre is recorded as black comedy film[11].
  • Herod's Law's genre is recorded as political satire[12].
  • Herod's Law's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • Herod's Law's cast member is recorded as Damián Alcázar[14].
  • Herod's Law's cast member is recorded as Pedro Armendáriz Jr.[15].
  • Herod's Law's cast member is recorded as Alex Cox[16].
  • Herod's Law's cast member is recorded as Delia Casanova[17].
  • Herod's Law's production company is recorded as Bandidos Films[18].
  • Herod's Law's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0221344[19].
  • Herod's Law's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Spanish[20].
  • Herod's Law's review score is recorded as 64/100[21].
  • Herod's Law's color is recorded as color[22].
  • Herod's Law's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 225587[23].
  • Herod's Law's country of origin is recorded as Mexico[24].
  • Herod's Law's publication date is recorded as +1999-11-09T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Herod's Law's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ft_c9[26].
  • Herod's Law's distributed by is recorded as Bandidos Films[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Herod's Law's director is recorded as Luis Estrada[7]. Screenwriters include Luis Estrada[8] and Vicente Leñero[9]. Cast members include Damián Alcázar[14], Pedro Armendáriz Jr.[15], Alex Cox[16], and Delia Casanova[17].

Publication

Herod's Law's publication date is recorded as +1999-11-09T00:00:00Z[25]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as Spanish[20]. Genres include black comedy film[11], political satire[12], and drama film[13].

Subject and Themes

Herod's Law's main subject is recorded as Mexican Revolution[28].

Reception

Awards received include Ariel Award for Best Picture[3], a film award category[29], in Mexico[30] and Ariel Award for Best Direction[4], a film award category[31], in Mexico[32], founded in 1947[33]. Herod's Law's review score is recorded as 64/100[21].

Why It Matters

Herod's Law ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Herod's Law receive?

Honors received include Ariel Award for Best Picture[3] and Ariel Award for Best Direction[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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