Taps

1981 film directed by Harold Becker
Movie film Q1213746
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Taps

Summary

Taps is a film[1]. Taps ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taps's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Taps's director is recorded as Harold Becker[4].
  • Taps's screenwriter is recorded as Robert Mark Kamen[5].
  • Taps's composer is recorded as Maurice Jarre[6].
  • Taps's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • Taps's cast member is recorded as George C. Scott[8].
  • Taps's cast member is recorded as Timothy Hutton[9].
  • Taps's cast member is recorded as Ronny Cox[10].
  • Taps's cast member is recorded as Sean Penn[11].
  • Taps's cast member is recorded as Tom Cruise[12].
  • Taps's cast member is recorded as Evan Handler[13].
  • Taps's cast member is recorded as Giancarlo Esposito[14].
  • Taps's cast member is recorded as Billy Van Zandt[15].
  • Taps's cast member is recorded as Earl Hindman[16].
  • Taps's cast member is recorded as James Handy[17].
  • Taps's cast member is recorded as Wayne Tippit[18].
  • Taps's producer is recorded as Stanley R. Jaffe[19].
  • Taps's production company is recorded as 20th Century Studios[20].
  • Taps's director of photography is recorded as Owen Roizman[21].
  • Taps's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0083169[22].
  • Taps's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23].
  • Taps's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[24].
  • Taps's review score is recorded as 6.2/10[25].
  • Taps's review score is recorded as 49/100[26].
  • Taps's review score is recorded as 68%[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Taps's producer is recorded as Stanley R. Jaffe[19]. Taps's director is recorded as Harold Becker[4]. Taps's screenwriter is recorded as Robert Mark Kamen[5]. Cast members include George C. Scott[8], Timothy Hutton[9], Ronny Cox[10], Sean Penn[11], Tom Cruise[12], and Evan Handler[13].

Publication

Publication dates include +1981-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1982-04-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Taps's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23]. Taps's genre is recorded as drama film[7].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[25], 49/100[26], and 68%[27].

Why It Matters

Taps ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month).[2] Taps has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Taps is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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