Mission: Impossible

1996 film directed by Brian De Palma
Movie film Q1741232
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Mission: Impossible

Summary

Mission: Impossible is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,919 views/month, #878 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mission: Impossible's instance of is recorded as Impossible — instance of (P31): film[3].
  • Mission: Impossible's director is recorded as Impossible — director (P57): Brian De Palma[4].
  • Mission: Impossible's screenwriter is recorded as Impossible — screenwriter (P58): David Koepp[5].
  • Mission: Impossible's screenwriter is recorded as Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Robert Towne[6].
  • Mission: Impossible's screenwriter is recorded as Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Steven Zaillian[7].
  • Mission: Impossible's composer is recorded as Impossible — composer (P86): Danny Elfman[8].
  • Mission: Impossible's genre is recorded as Impossible — genre (P136): heist film[9].
  • Mission: Impossible's genre is recorded as Impossible — genre (P136): action film[10].
  • Mission: Impossible's genre is recorded as Impossible — genre (P136): thriller[11].
  • Mission: Impossible's genre is recorded as Impossible — genre (P136): spy film[12].
  • Mission: Impossible's based on is recorded as Impossible — based on (P144): Mission: Impossible[13].
  • Mission: Impossible's logo image is recorded as Mi-logo.svg[14].
  • Mission: Impossible's followed by is recorded as Impossible — followed by (P156): Mission: Impossible 2[15].
  • Mission: Impossible's cast member is recorded as Impossible — cast member (P161): Tom Cruise[16].
  • Mission: Impossible's cast member is recorded as Impossible — cast member (P161): Jon Voight[17].
  • Mission: Impossible's cast member is recorded as Impossible — cast member (P161): Emmanuelle Béart[18].
  • Mission: Impossible's cast member is recorded as Impossible — cast member (P161): Henry Czerny[19].
  • Mission: Impossible's cast member is recorded as Impossible — cast member (P161): Jean Reno[20].
  • Mission: Impossible's cast member is recorded as Impossible — cast member (P161): Ving Rhames[21].
  • Mission: Impossible's cast member is recorded as Impossible — cast member (P161): Kristin Scott Thomas[22].
  • Mission: Impossible's cast member is recorded as Impossible — cast member (P161): Vanessa Redgrave[23].
  • Mission: Impossible's cast member is recorded as Impossible — cast member (P161): Dale Dye[24].
  • Mission: Impossible's cast member is recorded as Impossible — cast member (P161): Emilio Estevez[25].
  • Mission: Impossible's cast member is recorded as Impossible — cast member (P161): Marcel Iureș[26].
  • Mission: Impossible's cast member is recorded as Impossible — cast member (P161): Rolf Saxon[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Impossible — producer (P162): Tom Cruise[28] and Impossible — producer (P162): Paula Wagner[29]. Mission: Impossible's director is recorded as Impossible — director (P57): Brian De Palma[4]. Screenwriters include Impossible — screenwriter (P58): David Koepp[5], Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Robert Towne[6], and Impossible — screenwriter (P58): Steven Zaillian[7]. Cast members include Impossible — cast member (P161): Tom Cruise[16], Impossible — cast member (P161): Jon Voight[17], Impossible — cast member (P161): Emmanuelle Béart[18], Impossible — cast member (P161): Henry Czerny[19], Impossible — cast member (P161): Jean Reno[20], and Impossible — cast member (P161): Ving Rhames[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1996-05-22T00:00:00Z[30], +1996-08-08T00:00:00Z[31], and +1996-07-05T00:00:00Z[32]. Mission: Impossible's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Impossible — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[33]. Genres include Impossible — genre (P136): heist film[9], Impossible — genre (P136): action film[10], Impossible — genre (P136): thriller[11], and Impossible — genre (P136): spy film[12]. Its part of the series is recorded as Impossible — part of the series (P179): it[34].

Subject and Themes

Mission: Impossible's part of the series is recorded as Impossible — part of the series (P179): it[34].

Reception

Reviews include 6.1/10[35], 65%[36], and 59/100[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Mission: Impossible's followed by is recorded as Impossible — followed by (P156): it 2[15].

Why It Matters

Mission: Impossible ranks in the top 0.93% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,919 views/month, #878 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

References

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  32. [37] . wikidata.org.
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  35. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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