Philadelphia

1993 film by Jonathan Demme
Movie film Q204057
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Philadelphia is a trial film, drama film, and LGBTQ-related film . The movie received the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Academy Award for Best Original Song [1]. It was also named one of the Top Ten Films by the National Board of Review [1].

Philadelphia

Summary

Philadelphia is a film[1]. Philadelphia ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,267 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Philadelphia's image is recorded as Philadelphia-CityHall-2006.jpg[3].
  • Philadelphia's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Philadelphia's director is recorded as Jonathan Demme[5].
  • Philadelphia's screenwriter is recorded as Ron Nyswaner[6].
  • Philadelphia's composer is recorded as Howard Shore[7].
  • Philadelphia's genre is recorded as trial film[8].
  • Philadelphia's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Philadelphia's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[10].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Tom Hanks[11].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Denzel Washington[12].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Jason Robards[13].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Mary Steenburgen[14].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Antonio Banderas[15].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Joanne Woodward[16].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Charles Napier[17].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Anna Deavere Smith[18].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Ron Vawter[19].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Bradley Whitford[20].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Julius Erving[21].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Roger Corman[22].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Ann Dowd[23].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Chandra Wilson[24].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as David Drake[25].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Kathryn Witt[26].
  • Philadelphia's cast member is recorded as Roberta Maxwell[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Philadelphia's director is recorded as Jonathan Demme[5]. Philadelphia's screenwriter is recorded as Ron Nyswaner[6]. Cast members include Tom Hanks[11], Denzel Washington[12], Jason Robards[13], Mary Steenburgen[14], Antonio Banderas[15], and Joanne Woodward[16].

Publication

Genres include trial film[8], drama film[9], and LGBTQ-related film[10].

Why It Matters

Philadelphia ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,267 views/month).[2] Philadelphia has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Philadelphia is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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