Knock on Any Door

1949 film by Nicholas Ray
Movie film Q2252714
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Summary

Knock on Any Door is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (898 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Nicholas Ray[3]
  • Screenwriter: Daniel Taradash[4]
  • Composer: George Antheil[5]
  • Genre: drama film[6], film noir[7], trial film[8]
  • Cast member: Humphrey Bogart[9], John Derek[10], George Macready[11], Barry Kelley[12], Cara Williams[13], Dewey Martin[14], Dooley Wilson[15], Jimmy Conlin[16], Vince Barnett[17], William Haade[18], Houseley Stevenson[19]
  • Producer: Robert Lord[20]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[21]
  • Director of photography: Burnett Guffey[22]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[23]
  • Review score: 6.2/10[24], 69%[25]
  • Color: black-and-white[26]
  • Country of origin: United States[27]
  • Publication date: March 17, 1949[28]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[29]
  • Narrative location: Chicago[30]
  • Film editor: Viola Lawrence[31]
  • Title: Knock on Any Door[32]
  • Duration: 100[33]
  • Box office: 2,100,000[34]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[35]
  • P14449: 46716[36]

Why It Matters

Knock on Any Door has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 41555
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 179762
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  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 46716
    Producer → Robert Lord
    Publication date → +1949-03-17T00:00:00Z
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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