On the Bowery

1956 film by Lionel Rogosin
Movie film Q2023665
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On the Bowery

Summary

On the Bowery is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • On the Bowery's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • On the Bowery was directed by Lionel Rogosin[4].
  • On the Bowery's genre is documentary film[5].
  • On the Bowery is part of National Film Registry[6].
  • The original language of On the Bowery was English[7].
  • On the Bowery was distributed by video on demand[8].
  • On the Bowery's review score is recorded as 96%[9].
  • On the Bowery's review score is recorded as 9.4/10[10].
  • On the Bowery's color is recorded as black-and-white[11].
  • On the Bowery's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • On the Bowery was released on January 1, 1956[13].
  • On the Bowery's distributed by is recorded as Milestone Films[14].
  • On the Bowery's narrative location is recorded as Manhattan[15].
  • On the Bowery's official website is recorded as http://www.ontheboweryfilm.com/index.html[16].
  • On the Bowery's filming location is recorded as New York City[17].
  • On the Bowery's main subject is New York City[18].
  • On the Bowery's main subject is alcoholism[19].
  • On the Bowery's film editor is recorded as Carl Lerner[20].
  • On the Bowery's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[21].
  • On the Bowery's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'On the Bowery'}[22].
  • On the Bowery's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+65'}[23].

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Authorship and Creation

On the Bowery was directed by Lionel Rogosin[4].

Publication

On the Bowery was released on January 1, 1956[13]. The original language of it was English[7]. Its genre is documentary film[5]. It is part of National Film Registry[6]. It was distributed by video on demand[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include New York City[18] and alcoholism[19].

Reception

Reviews include 96%[9] and 9.4/10[10].

Why It Matters

On the Bowery ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . 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] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 on-the-bowery
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: on-the-bowery, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295960706|ON THE BOWERY (#295960706)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema r"
  2. 24d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject New York City, alcoholism
    Website
    Aliases
    P14449 154628
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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