Suspect

1987 film by Peter Yates
Movie film Q1971726
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Suspect

Summary

Suspect is a film[1]. Suspect has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Suspect's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Suspect was directed by Peter Yates[4].
  • Eric Roth wrote the screenplay for Suspect[5].
  • Suspect's composer is recorded as Michael Kamen[6].
  • Suspect's genre is mystery film[7].
  • Suspect's genre is trial film[8].
  • Suspect's genre is drama film[9].
  • Suspect's genre is crime film[10].
  • Suspect's genre is thriller film[11].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Cher[12].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Dennis Quaid[13].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Liam Neeson[14].
  • A cast member of Suspect was John Mahoney[15].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Fred Melamed[16].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Joe Mantegna[17].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Philip Bosco[18].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Bill Cobbs[19].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Myra Taylor[20].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Billy Williams[21].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Katharine Kerr[22].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Michael Beach[23].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Richard Gant[24].
  • A cast member of Suspect was Thomas Barbour[25].
  • Suspect's director of photography is recorded as Billy Williams[26].
  • The original language of Suspect was English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Suspect was directed by Peter Yates[4]. Eric Roth wrote the screenplay for Suspect[5]. Cast members include Cher[12], Dennis Quaid[13], Liam Neeson[14], John Mahoney[15], Fred Melamed[16], and Joe Mantegna[17].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1987[28], October 23, 1987[29], and March 3, 1988[30]. The original language of Suspect was English[27]. Genres include mystery film[7], trial film[8], drama film[9], crime film[10], and thriller film[11]. Suspect was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[32] and 71%[33].

Why It Matters

Suspect has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 10d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1987-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1987-10-23T00:00:00Z, +1988-03-03T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Eric Roth
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+117'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+121'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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