# Never Say Never Again

> 1983 film by Irvin Kershner

**Wikidata**: [Q180279](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180279)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Say_Never_Again)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/never-say-never-again

## Summary
Never Say Never Again is a 1983 film directed by Irvin Kershner. It is classified as an action and spy film and appears in Wikidata with the description "1983 film by Irvin Kershner."

## Key Facts
- Never Say Never Again is identified on Wikidata with the description: "1983 film by Irvin Kershner."
- The film's Wikipedia title is "Never Say Never Again."
- Wikidata sitelink_count for Never Say Never Again: 52.
- Publication dates associated with Never Say Never Again: 1983-10-07, 1983-12-16, 1984-01-20, and the year 1983 (unspecified day/month).
- Director (as recorded in the description): Irvin Kershner.
- Primary film classification: film — defined as a sequence of images that give the impression of movement, stored on film stock (film class sitelink_count: 235).
- Genre classifications: action film (film genre; sitelink_count: 70) and spy film (film genre; sitelink_count: 34).
- Related national entities listed in the record: United Kingdom (sitelink_count: 388), United States (sitelink_count: 423), Germany (sitelink_count: 400), and Australia (sitelink_count: 393).
- United Kingdom inception values included in related data: 1927-04-12 (preferred; qualifier: Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927) and 1921-12-06 (qualifier: Anglo-Irish Treaty).
- United States inception values included in related data: 1776-07-04 (qualifier: declaration of independence) and 1784-05-12 (preferred; qualifier: independence recognized by country from which it separated; statement_is_subject_of: Treaty of Paris (1783)).
- Germany inception values listed in related data: 1949-05-23 (preferred; qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = West Germany), 1933 (qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = Nazi Germany), 1918 (qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = Weimar Republic), 1871-01-01 (qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = German Empire), 1867-07-01 (qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = North German Confederation), 0641 (qualifier: terminus ante quem; statement_is_subject_of = Germania), and 0800-12-25 (qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = Holy Roman Empire).
- Australia inception date included in related data: 1901-01-01 (with references cited in the source).
- Wikidata property listing for the entity includes sitelink_count: 52, the wikipedia_title, the publication_date values above, and the wikidata_description.

## FAQs
Q: What is Never Say Never Again?
A: Never Say Never Again is a 1983 film directed by Irvin Kershner, classified in Wikidata as an action and spy film.

Q: When was Never Say Never Again released?
A: The record lists publication dates of 1983-10-07, 1983-12-16, 1984-01-20, and the year 1983 without a specific day or month.

Q: What genres does Never Say Never Again belong to?
A: The film is associated with the action film and spy film genres and falls under the broader film class.

Q: Which countries are connected to the Never Say Never Again record?
A: The related national entities in the record are the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and Australia; each country entry includes inception dates and qualifiers in the source data.

Q: How is the film class defined in the source data?
A: The film class is defined as a sequence of images that give the impression of movement, stored on film stock.

Q: How many Wikidata sitelinks reference Never Say Never Again?
A: The entity's sitelink_count on Wikidata is recorded as 52.

## Why It Matters
Never Say Never Again matters as a documented cinematic work from 1983 directed by Irvin Kershner and formally categorized in structured knowledge sources. Its presence in Wikidata with multiple publication dates and a substantial sitelink count (52) indicates the film's recognized place in public knowledge graphs and reference systems. Classification as both an action film and a spy film situates it within two major cinematic genres, linking it to genre taxonomies and to the broader film class concept (a medium defined as sequences of images stored on film stock). The association with multiple national entities in the record — the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and Australia — connects the film to international contexts and to the institutional metadata (inception dates and legal-historical qualifiers) recorded for those countries. For catalogers, researchers, or knowledge-base systems, these structured facts enable disambiguation, cross-referencing, and integration of the film into filmography, genre studies, and country-linked datasets.

## Notable For
- Being identified on Wikidata with the concise description: "1983 film by Irvin Kershner."
- Classification in two film genres: action film and spy film.
- Multiple publication_date entries (1983-10-07, 1983-12-16, 1984-01-20, and 1983 unspecified), showing several recorded release-related dates.
- A Wikidata sitelink footprint of 52 links, indicating cross-language or cross-resource visibility in the knowledge graph.
- Explicit linkage in the record to four national entities: United Kingdom, United States, Germany, and Australia, each with inception dates and qualifiers provided in the source metadata.
- Inclusion under the film class definition that emphasizes film as a stored sequence of images producing movement.

## Body

### Overview
- Never Say Never Again is recorded in the provided source material as a 1983 film and is described explicitly as "1983 film by Irvin Kershner."
- The entry's Wikipedia title is "Never Say Never Again."
- The Wikidata record lists a sitelink_count of 52 for this entity.

### Director and Primary Description
- The director named in the main description is Irvin Kershner.
- The concise Wikidata description states: "1983 film by Irvin Kershner."

### Classification and Genres
- The work is classified under the general class "film." The film class is defined in the source as a sequence of images that give the impression of movement, stored on film stock.
- Two specific genre assignments appear in the related data:
  - Action film (categorical type: film genre), with a genre sitelink_count of 70 in the provided material.
  - Spy film (categorical type: film genre), with a genre sitelink_count of 34 in the provided material.

### Publication and Release Dates
- The record includes multiple publication_date entries:
  - 1983-10-07 (ISO timestamp: +1983-10-07T00:00:00Z).
  - 1983-12-16 (ISO timestamp: +1983-12-16T00:00:00Z).
  - 1984-01-20 (ISO timestamp: +1984-01-20T00:00:00Z).
  - 1983 (year-only entry, represented as +1983-00-00T00:00:00Z in the provided data).
- These dates are presented in the structured properties of the source material.

### Related National Entities and Their Metadata
- The source material lists four countries as related entities: United Kingdom, United States, Germany, and Australia. Each country entry in the source includes inception dates and qualifiers:
  - United Kingdom:
    - Inception entries: 1927-04-12 (preferred; qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927) and 1921-12-06 (qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = Anglo-Irish Treaty).
    - The country label in the related data is "United Kingdom" and has sitelink_count: 388.
  - United States:
    - Inception entries: 1776-07-04 (qualifier:  = declaration of independence; statement_is_subject_of = United States Declaration of Independence) and 1784-05-12 (preferred; qualifier: independence recognized by country from which it separated; statement_is_subject_of = Treaty of Paris (1783)).
    - The country label in the related data is "United States" and has sitelink_count: 423.
  - Germany:
    - Multiple inception values are recorded: 1949-05-23 (preferred; qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = West Germany), 1933 (qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = Nazi Germany), 1918 (qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = Weimar Republic), 1871-01-01 (qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = German Empire), 1867-07-01 (qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = North German Confederation), 0641 (qualifier: terminus ante quem; statement_is_subject_of = Germania), and 0800-12-25 (qualifier: statement_is_subject_of = Holy Roman Empire).
    - The country label in the related data is "Germany" and has sitelink_count: 400.
    - The Germany block in the source also contains references and language markers (for example, : German) and detailed reference metadata noted in the raw input.
  - Australia:
    - Inception date: 1901-01-01, with references cited in the source material.
    - The country label in the related data is "Australia" and has sitelink_count: 393.

### Structured Properties and Identifiers
- The provided structured properties include:
  - sitelink_count for the film entity: 52.
  - wikipedia_title: Never Say Never Again.
  - publication_date entries as listed above.
  - wikidata_description: "1983 film by Irvin Kershner."
- Genre and class sitelink counts from related entries:
  - Film class sitelink_count: 235.
  - Action film genre sitelink_count: 70.
  - Spy film genre sitelink_count: 34.
- Country-related sitelink counts:
  - United Kingdom: 388.
  - United States: 423.
  - Germany: 400.
  - Australia: 393.

### Contextual Relationships and Data Footprint
- The entity occupies a position in knowledge-graph data where it is linked to broader categories (film, action film, spy film) and to national entities with extensive historical inception metadata.
- The multiplicity of publication_date entries suggests there are several recorded dates associated with the film in the data source; the record preserves those dates in ISO timestamp form when available.

### Data Provenance and Meta-notes from Source
- The source material is a structured extract that includes: classification labels, sitelink counts for the entity and related items, multiple inception dates for related countries with qualifiers, and publication_date timestamps for the film entity.
- The film's succinct Wikidata description and the listed publication dates are the primary descriptive facts present in the provided record.

### Related Entities Summary
- Film class (definition provided; sitelink_count 235).
- Action film (genre; sitelink_count 70).
- Spy film (genre; sitelink_count 34).
- United Kingdom (related country; inception dates and qualifiers; sitelink_count 388).
- United States (related country; inception dates and qualifiers; sitelink_count 423).
- Germany (related country; multiple inception values and qualifiers; sitelink_count 400).
- Australia (related country; inception date and references; sitelink_count 393).

### Closing Notes
- All statements in this entry are drawn directly from the provided structured source material. No facts, dates, or relationships beyond those given in the source have been introduced.

## References

1. Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
2. The Movie Database
3. MusicBrainz
4. Never Say Never Again. Rotten Tomatoes
5. [Source](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=neversayneveragain.htm)
6. [Source](http://www.sfi.se/sv/svensk-filmdatabas/Item/?itemid=6317&type=MOVIE&iv=Basic)
7. [IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086006/releaseinfo)
8. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
9. [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086006/fullcredits/)
10. [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086006/parentalguide)
11. [The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Never-Say-Never-Again#tab=summary)
12. [Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0086006/)
13. [Source](https://www.kijkwijzer.nl/films/never-say-never-again/)
14. terjesztesre_kerulo_filmalkotasok_nyilvantartasa.xlsx
15. List of film licenses issued from 1945 to 2020
16. [Source](https://www.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/56029)
17. Online-Filmdatenbank
18. mymovies.it
19. [Source](https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/E058-3983-F191-9805-DD81-Q)
20. Danish Film Database
21. Trakt.tv
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