Sorcerer

1977 film directed by William Friedkin
Movie film Q541707
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Sorcerer

Summary

Sorcerer is a film[1]. Sorcerer ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,554 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sorcerer's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Sorcerer's director is recorded as William Friedkin[4].
  • Sorcerer's screenwriter is recorded as Walon Green[5].
  • Sorcerer's composer is recorded as Michel Colombier[6].
  • Sorcerer's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[7].
  • Sorcerer's genre is recorded as thriller film[8].
  • Sorcerer's genre is recorded as action film[9].
  • Sorcerer's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[10].
  • Sorcerer's based on is recorded as The Wages of Fear[11].
  • Sorcerer's based on is recorded as Le Salaire de la peur[12].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as Roy Scheider[13].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as Bruno Cremer[14].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as Francisco Rabal[15].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as Hamidou Benmassoud[16].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as Peter Capell[17].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as Karl John[18].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as Friedrich von Ledebur[19].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as Jacques François[20].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as Jean-Luc Bideau[21].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as Joe Spinell[22].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as André Falcon[23].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as Anne-Marie Deschodt[24].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as Ramon Bieri[25].
  • Sorcerer's cast member is recorded as Tom Signorelli[26].
  • Sorcerer's producer is recorded as William Friedkin[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sorcerer's producer is recorded as William Friedkin[27]. Sorcerer's director is recorded as William Friedkin[4]. Sorcerer's screenwriter is recorded as Walon Green[5]. Cast members include Roy Scheider[13], Bruno Cremer[14], Francisco Rabal[15], Hamidou Benmassoud[16], Peter Capell[17], and Karl John[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1977-06-24T00:00:00Z[28], +1977-10-02T00:00:00Z[29], +1978-03-22T00:00:00Z[30], +1978-03-25T00:00:00Z[31], +1978-03-31T00:00:00Z[32], and +1978-04-13T00:00:00Z[33]. Original languages include Spanish[34], German[35], French[36], and English[37]. Genres include thriller film[8], action film[9], and film based on a novel[10].

Subject and Themes

Sorcerer's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[7].

Reception

Reviews include 84%[38], 7.6/10[39], and 68/100[40].

Why It Matters

Sorcerer ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,554 views/month).[2] Sorcerer has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Sorcerer is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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