Night and the City

1950 film by Jules Dassin
Movie film Q425904
Night and the City
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Night and the City

Summary

Night and the City is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (271 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Night and the City's image is recorded as Les forbans de la nuit.jpg[3].
  • Night and the City's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Night and the City's director is recorded as Jules Dassin[5].
  • Night and the City's screenwriter is recorded as Gerald Kersh[6].
  • Night and the City's composer is recorded as Franz Waxman[7].
  • Night and the City's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • Night and the City's genre is recorded as crime film[9].
  • Night and the City's genre is recorded as film noir[10].
  • Night and the City's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[11].
  • Night and the City's based on is recorded as Night and the City[12].
  • Night and the City's cast member is recorded as Richard Widmark[13].
  • Night and the City's cast member is recorded as Gene Tierney[14].
  • Night and the City's cast member is recorded as Googie Withers[15].
  • Night and the City's cast member is recorded as Herbert Lom[16].
  • Night and the City's cast member is recorded as Hugh Marlowe[17].
  • Night and the City's cast member is recorded as Francis L. Sullivan[18].
  • Night and the City's cast member is recorded as Mike Mazurki[19].
  • Night and the City's cast member is recorded as Charles Farrell[20].
  • Night and the City's cast member is recorded as Edward Chapman[21].
  • Night and the City's producer is recorded as Samuel G. Engel[22].
  • Night and the City's production company is recorded as 20th Century Studios[23].
  • Night and the City's director of photography is recorded as Mutz Greenbaum[24].
  • Night and the City's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0042788[25].
  • Night and the City's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26].
  • Night and the City's Commons category is recorded as Night and the City (1950 film)[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Night and the City's producer is recorded as Samuel G. Engel[22]. Its director is recorded as Jules Dassin[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Gerald Kersh[6]. Cast members include Richard Widmark[13], Gene Tierney[14], Googie Withers[15], Herbert Lom[16], Hugh Marlowe[17], and Francis L. Sullivan[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1950-06-09T00:00:00Z[29], +1950-06-15T00:00:00Z[30], and +1950-06-28T00:00:00Z[31]. Night and the City's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26]. Genres include drama film[8], crime film[9], film noir[10], and film based on a novel[11].

Reception

Reviews include 7.3/10[32] and 83%[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Night and the City's after a work by is recorded as Gerald Kersh[34].

Why It Matters

Night and the City ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (271 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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