Shock Waves

1977 film directed by Ken Wiederhorn
Movie film Q1759183
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Shock Waves

Summary

Shock Waves is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Shock Waves's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Shock Waves was directed by Ken Wiederhorn[4].
  • John Kent Harrison wrote the screenplay for Shock Waves[5].
  • Ken Wiederhorn wrote the screenplay for Shock Waves[6].
  • Shock Waves's composer is recorded as Richard Einhorn[7].
  • Shock Waves's genre is horror film[8].
  • Shock Waves's genre is zombie film[9].
  • Shock Waves's genre is science fiction film[10].
  • A cast member of Shock Waves was Peter Cushing[11].
  • A cast member of Shock Waves was Brooke Adams[12].
  • A cast member of Shock Waves was John Carradine[13].
  • A cast member of Shock Waves was Luke Halpin[14].
  • A cast member of Shock Waves was Clarence Thomas[15].
  • A cast member of Shock Waves was Jack Davidson[16].
  • A cast member of Shock Waves was Fred Buch[17].
  • Shock Waves was produced by Reuben Trane[18].
  • The original language of Shock Waves was English[19].
  • Shock Waves was distributed by video on demand[20].
  • Shock Waves's color is recorded as color[21].
  • Shock Waves's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • Shock Waves was published on June 22, 1977[23].
  • Shock Waves was released on July 15, 1977[24].
  • Shock Waves was published on October 30, 1977[25].
  • Shock Waves was published on August 11, 1978[26].
  • Shock Waves was published on November 5, 1978[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Shock Waves was produced by Reuben Trane[18]. It was directed by Ken Wiederhorn[4]. Screenwriters include John Kent Harrison[5] and Ken Wiederhorn[6]. Cast members include Peter Cushing[11], Brooke Adams[12], John Carradine[13], Luke Halpin[14], Clarence Thomas[15], and Jack Davidson[16].

Publication

Publication dates include June 22, 1977[23], July 15, 1977[24], October 30, 1977[25], August 11, 1978[26], November 5, 1978[27], and June 6, 1979[28]. The original language of Shock Waves was English[19]. Genres include horror film[8], zombie film[9], and science fiction film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[20].

Subject and Themes

Shock Waves's main subject is occultism in Nazism[29].

Why It Matters

Shock Waves has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Main subject occultism in Nazism
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    Producer Reuben Trane
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