Hue and Cry

1947 film by Charles Crichton
Movie film Q71861
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Hue and Cry

Summary

Hue and Cry is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hue and Cry's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Hue and Cry's director is recorded as Charles Crichton[4].
  • Hue and Cry's screenwriter is recorded as T. E. B. Clarke[5].
  • Hue and Cry's composer is recorded as Georges Auric[6].
  • Hue and Cry's genre is recorded as adventure film[7].
  • Hue and Cry's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • Hue and Cry's cast member is recorded as Alastair Sim[9].
  • Hue and Cry's cast member is recorded as Harry Fowler[10].
  • Hue and Cry's cast member is recorded as Jack Lambert[11].
  • Hue and Cry's cast member is recorded as Frederick Piper[12].
  • Hue and Cry's cast member is recorded as Vida Hope[13].
  • Hue and Cry's cast member is recorded as Joan Dowling[14].
  • Hue and Cry's producer is recorded as Michael Balcon[15].
  • Hue and Cry's part of the series is recorded as Ealing comedies[16].
  • Hue and Cry's production company is recorded as Ealing Studios[17].
  • Hue and Cry's director of photography is recorded as Douglas Slocombe[18].
  • Hue and Cry's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0039478[19].
  • Hue and Cry's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20].
  • Hue and Cry's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[21].
  • Hue and Cry's color is recorded as black-and-white[22].
  • Hue and Cry's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 208013[23].
  • Hue and Cry's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[24].
  • Hue and Cry's publication date is recorded as +1947-02-25T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Hue and Cry's publication date is recorded as +1951-01-08T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Hue and Cry's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05tdzw[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Hue and Cry's producer is recorded as Michael Balcon[15]. Its director is recorded as Charles Crichton[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as T. E. B. Clarke[5]. Cast members include Alastair Sim[9], Harry Fowler[10], Jack Lambert[11], Frederick Piper[12], Vida Hope[13], and Joan Dowling[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1947-02-25T00:00:00Z[25] and +1951-01-08T00:00:00Z[26]. Hue and Cry's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20]. Genres include adventure film[7] and comedy film[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Ealing comedies[16].

Subject and Themes

Hue and Cry's part of the series is recorded as Ealing comedies[16].

Why It Matters

Hue and Cry ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [19] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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