It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963 film by Stanley Kramer
Movie film Q1306890
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
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Summary

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,567 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[3]
  • Director: Stanley Kramer[4]
  • Screenwriter: William Rose[5]
  • Composer: Ernest Gold[6]
  • Genre: heist film[7], treasure hunt film[8], screwball comedy film[9], action-adventure film[10]
  • Cast member: Spencer Tracy[11], Milton Berle[12], Sid Caesar[13], Buddy Hackett[14], Dorothy Provine[15], Ethel Merman[16], Mickey Rooney[17], Phil Silvers[18], Terry-Thomas[19], Jonathan Winters[20], Edie Adams[21], Jimmy Durante[22], Peter Falk[23], Buster Keaton[24]
  • Producer: Stanley Kramer[25]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[26]
  • Director of photography: Ernest Laszlo[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Commons category: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World[29]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World include It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge[30], an animated series episode[31], directed by Steven Dean Moore[32].

Why It Matters

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge[30], an animated series episode[31], directed by Steven Dean Moore[32].

FAQs

What awards did It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . 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. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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