Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956 film by Robert Wise
Movie film Q764962
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Somebody Up There Likes Me

Summary

Somebody Up There Likes Me is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[3].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me received the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[4].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's director is recorded as Robert Wise[7].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's screenwriter is recorded as Ernest Lehman[8].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's composer is recorded as Bronisław Kaper[9].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's genre is recorded as biographical film[10].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's genre is recorded as boxing film[12].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Paul Newman[13].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Pier Angeli[14].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Everett Sloane[15].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Eileen Heckart[16].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Sal Mineo[17].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Harold J. Stone[18].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Steve McQueen[19].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Judson Pratt[20].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Robert Loggia[21].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Stanley Adams[22].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Joseph Buloff[23].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Arch Johnson[24].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Theodore Newton[25].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Frank Campanella[26].
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me's cast member is recorded as Clancy Cooper[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Somebody Up There Likes Me's producer is recorded as Charles Schnee[28]. Its director is recorded as Robert Wise[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Ernest Lehman[8]. Cast members include Paul Newman[13], Pier Angeli[14], Everett Sloane[15], Eileen Heckart[16], Sal Mineo[17], and Harold J. Stone[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1956-07-04T00:00:00Z[29], +1956-08-25T00:00:00Z[30], and +1956-11-08T00:00:00Z[31]. Somebody Up There Likes Me's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include biographical film[10], drama film[11], and boxing film[12].

Subject and Themes

Somebody Up There Likes Me's main subject is recorded as boxing[33].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[3]; Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[4]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5], a film award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1929[36]. Reviews include 6.6/10[37] and 86%[38].

Why It Matters

Somebody Up There Likes Me ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Somebody Up There Likes Me receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[3], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [16] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . Mubi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Composer Bronisław Kaper
    Film editor Albert Akst
    Image Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) still 1.jpg
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