Once Were Warriors

1994 film by Lee Tamahori
Movie film Q919579
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Once Were Warriors

Summary

Once Were Warriors is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Once Were Warriors's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Once Were Warriors's director is recorded as Lee Tamahori[4].
  • Once Were Warriors's screenwriter is recorded as Riwia Brown[5].
  • Once Were Warriors's genre is recorded as drama film[6].
  • Once Were Warriors's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[7].
  • Once Were Warriors's based on is recorded as Once Were Warriors[8].
  • Once Were Warriors's cast member is recorded as Rena Owen[9].
  • Once Were Warriors's cast member is recorded as Temuera Morrison[10].
  • Once Were Warriors's cast member is recorded as Cliff Curtis[11].
  • Once Were Warriors's cast member is recorded as Julian Arahanga[12].
  • Once Were Warriors's cast member is recorded as Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell[13].
  • Once Were Warriors's cast member is recorded as Ian Mune[14].
  • Once Were Warriors's cast member is recorded as Riwia Brown[15].
  • Once Were Warriors's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 214010339[16].
  • Once Were Warriors's GND ID is recorded as 7621093-5[17].
  • Once Were Warriors's IdRef ID is recorded as 119998378[18].
  • Once Were Warriors's director of photography is recorded as Stuart Dryburgh[19].
  • Once Were Warriors's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0110729[20].
  • Once Were Warriors's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21].
  • Once Were Warriors's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[22].
  • Once Were Warriors's review score is recorded as 93%[23].
  • Once Were Warriors's review score is recorded as 7.9/10[24].
  • Once Were Warriors's color is recorded as color[25].
  • Once Were Warriors's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 649656[26].
  • Once Were Warriors's country of origin is recorded as New Zealand[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Once Were Warriors's director is recorded as Lee Tamahori[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Riwia Brown[5]. Cast members include Rena Owen[9], Temuera Morrison[10], Cliff Curtis[11], Julian Arahanga[12], Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell[13], and Ian Mune[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1994-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1995-09-14T00:00:00Z[29]. Once Were Warriors's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21]. Genres include drama film[6] and film based on a novel[7].

Subject and Themes

Once Were Warriors's main subject is recorded as alcoholism[30].

Reception

Reviews include 93%[23] and 7.9/10[24].

Why It Matters

Once Were Warriors ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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