Repulsion

1965 film directed by Roman Polanski
Movie film Q954816
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Repulsion is a film[1]. Repulsion ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,710 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Jan Lenica[3]
  • Award received: Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize[4]
  • Director: Roman Polanski[5]
  • Screenwriter: Roman Polanski[6], Gérard Brach[7]
  • Composer: Chico Hamilton[8]
  • Genre: horror film[9], rape and revenge film[10], suspense film[11], comedy film[12], comedy horror[13], mystery film[14], psychological drama film[15], psychological thriller film[16], drama film[17], thriller film[18], psychological horror film[19], independent film[20]
  • Cast member: Catherine Deneuve[21], Yvonne Furneaux[22], Ian Hendry[23], John Fraser[24], Patrick Wymark[25], Valerie Taylor[26], Helen Fraser[27], Roman Polanski[28], James Villiers[29]
  • Producer: Gene Gutowski[30]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[31]
  • Director of photography: Gilbert Taylor[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[34]
  • Review score: 95%[35], 8.9/10[36], 91/100[37], 7.5/10[38]
  • Color: black-and-white[39]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[40]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1965[41]
  • Narrative location: London[42]
  • Main subject: disgust[43], insanity[44], murder[45], sexual relationship[46], post-traumatic stress disorder[47]
  • Film editor: Alastair McIntyre[48]
  • Title: Repulsion[49]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[50]
  • Duration: 104[51]
  • Set in period: 1960s[52]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: 12[53]
  • Filmiroda rating: Category III[54]

Why It Matters

Repulsion has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Repulsion is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did Repulsion receive?

Honors received include Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize[4].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Repulsion. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/repulsion
MLA “Repulsion.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/repulsion.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_repulsion_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Repulsion}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/repulsion}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Repulsion — https://4ort.xyz/entity/repulsion (retrieved 2026-10-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/repulsion · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 59646
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 59646, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 5692
    Cinematografo.it film id (new) → repulsione-x0eaz904
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 5692, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 3075
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  4. 22w ago · Shivayu28Gupta · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1960s
    Fsk film rating → FSK 16
    Film editor → Alastair McIntyre
    Instance of → film
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14403: 364-repulsion, Adding Brew TV movie ID"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.