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

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 (9,446 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World received the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[3].
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was directed by Stanley Kramer[5].
  • William Rose wrote the screenplay for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World[6].
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World's composer is recorded as Ernest Gold[7].
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World's genre is heist film[8].
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World's genre is treasure hunt film[9].
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World's genre is screwball comedy film[10].
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World's genre is action-adventure film[11].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Spencer Tracy[12].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Milton Berle[13].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Sid Caesar[14].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Buddy Hackett[15].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Dorothy Provine[16].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Ethel Merman[17].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Mickey Rooney[18].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Phil Silvers[19].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Terry-Thomas[20].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Jonathan Winters[21].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Edie Adams[22].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Jimmy Durante[23].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Peter Falk[24].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Buster Keaton[25].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Dick Shawn[26].
  • A cast member of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was Eddie "Rochester" Anderson[27].

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Authorship and Creation

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was produced by Stanley Kramer[28]. It was directed by Stanley Kramer[5]. William Rose wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Spencer Tracy[12], Milton Berle[13], Sid Caesar[14], Buddy Hackett[15], Dorothy Provine[16], and Ethel Merman[17].

Publication

The original language of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was English[29]. Genres include heist film[8], treasure hunt film[9], screwball comedy film[10], and action-adventure film[11].

Reception

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World received the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[3].

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 ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,446 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 31 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] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . 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] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. 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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: 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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