No One Writes to the Colonel

1999 film by Arturo Ripstein
Movie film Q1507424
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No One Writes to the Colonel

Summary

No One Writes to the Colonel is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • No One Writes to the Colonel's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • No One Writes to the Colonel was directed by Arturo Ripstein[4].
  • Paz Alicia Garciadiego wrote the screenplay for No One Writes to the Colonel[5].
  • No One Writes to the Colonel's composer is recorded as David Mansfield[6].
  • No One Writes to the Colonel's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of No One Writes to the Colonel was Marisa Paredes[8].
  • A cast member of No One Writes to the Colonel was Salma Hayek[9].
  • A cast member of No One Writes to the Colonel was Daniel Giménez Cacho[10].
  • A cast member of No One Writes to the Colonel was Julián Pastor[11].
  • A cast member of No One Writes to the Colonel was Odiseo Bichir[12].
  • A cast member of No One Writes to the Colonel was Patricia Reyes Spíndola[13].
  • A cast member of No One Writes to the Colonel was Fernando Luján[14].
  • A cast member of No One Writes to the Colonel was Rafael Inclán[15].
  • A cast member of No One Writes to the Colonel was Enrique Castillo[16].
  • The original language of No One Writes to the Colonel was Spanish[17].
  • No One Writes to the Colonel was distributed by video on demand[18].
  • No One Writes to the Colonel's color is recorded as color[19].
  • No One Writes to the Colonel's country of origin is recorded as France[20].
  • No One Writes to the Colonel's country of origin is recorded as Spain[21].
  • No One Writes to the Colonel's country of origin is recorded as Mexico[22].
  • No One Writes to the Colonel was published on June 4, 1999[23].
  • No One Writes to the Colonel's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[24].
  • No One Writes to the Colonel's filming location is recorded as Mexico[25].
  • No One Writes to the Colonel's nominated for is recorded as International Submission to the Academy Awards[26].
  • No One Writes to the Colonel's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'El coronel no tiene quien le escriba'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

No One Writes to the Colonel was directed by Arturo Ripstein[4]. Paz Alicia Garciadiego wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Marisa Paredes[8], Salma Hayek[9], Daniel Giménez Cacho[10], Julián Pastor[11], Odiseo Bichir[12], and Patricia Reyes Spíndola[13].

Publication

No One Writes to the Colonel was released on June 4, 1999[23]. The original language of it was Spanish[17]. Its genre is drama film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[18].

Why It Matters

No One Writes to the Colonel has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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