Taken

French action film franchise
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Taken

Summary

Taken is a film series[1]. Taken draws 2,705 Wikipedia views per month (film_series category, ranking #113 of 378).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taken's instance of is recorded as film series[3].
  • Taken's instance of is recorded as media franchise[4].
  • Taken was directed by Olivier Megaton[5].
  • Taken's composer is recorded as Nathaniel Méchaly[6].
  • A cast member of Taken was Liam Neeson[7].
  • Taken was produced by Luc Besson[8].
  • Taken's production company is recorded as EuropaCorp[9].
  • The original language of Taken was English[10].
  • Taken's country of origin is recorded as France[11].
  • Taken was released on 2008[12].
  • Taken's distributed by is recorded as 20th Century Studios[13].
  • Taken's official website is recorded as http://www.takenmovie.com[14].
  • Taken's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taken (franchise)[15].
  • Taken's topic has template is recorded as Template:Taken[16].
  • Taken's derivative work is recorded as Taken[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Taken was produced by Luc Besson[8]. Taken was directed by Olivier Megaton[5]. A cast member of Taken was Liam Neeson[7].

Publication

Taken was released on 2008[12]. The original language of Taken was English[10].

Why It Matters

Taken draws 2,705 Wikipedia views per month (film_series category, ranking #113 of 378).[2] Taken has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Taken is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Producer → Luc Besson
    Distributed by → 20th Century Studios
    Composer → Nathaniel Méchaly
    Production company → EuropaCorp
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||hu */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54148|batch #54148]]: Remove (film series) from name"
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