Nightfall

1956 American crime film by Jacques Tourneur
Movie film Q1159969
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Nightfall

Summary

Nightfall is a film[1]. Nightfall ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nightfall's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Nightfall's director is recorded as Jacques Tourneur[4].
  • Nightfall's screenwriter is recorded as Stirling Silliphant[5].
  • Nightfall's composer is recorded as George Duning[6].
  • Nightfall's genre is recorded as film noir[7].
  • Nightfall's genre is recorded as crime thriller film[8].
  • Nightfall's cast member is recorded as Aldo Ray[9].
  • Nightfall's cast member is recorded as Brian Keith[10].
  • Nightfall's cast member is recorded as Anne Bancroft[11].
  • Nightfall's cast member is recorded as Frank Albertson[12].
  • Nightfall's cast member is recorded as James Gregory[13].
  • Nightfall's cast member is recorded as Jocelyn Brando[14].
  • Nightfall's cast member is recorded as Rudy Bond[15].
  • Nightfall's cast member is recorded as Walter Smith[16].
  • Nightfall's producer is recorded as Ted Richmond[17].
  • Nightfall's director of photography is recorded as Burnett Guffey[18].
  • Nightfall's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0049552[19].
  • Nightfall's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20].
  • Nightfall's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[21].
  • Nightfall's review score is recorded as 100%[22].
  • Nightfall's review score is recorded as 7.4/10[23].
  • Nightfall's color is recorded as black-and-white[24].
  • Nightfall's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 211318[25].
  • Nightfall's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • Nightfall's publication date is recorded as +1956-11-09T00:00:00Z[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Nightfall's producer is recorded as Ted Richmond[17]. Nightfall's director is recorded as Jacques Tourneur[4]. Nightfall's screenwriter is recorded as Stirling Silliphant[5]. Cast members include Aldo Ray[9], Brian Keith[10], Anne Bancroft[11], Frank Albertson[12], James Gregory[13], and Jocelyn Brando[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1956-11-09T00:00:00Z[27], +1957-01-23T00:00:00Z[28], and +1979-11-24T00:00:00Z[29]. Nightfall's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20]. Genres include film noir[7] and crime thriller film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 100%[22] and 7.4/10[23].

Why It Matters

Nightfall ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month).[2] Nightfall has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Nightfall is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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