The Amateur

1981 film directed by Charles Jarrott
Movie film Q1763191
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The Amateur

Summary

The Amateur is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Amateur's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Amateur's director is recorded as Charles Jarrott[4].
  • The Amateur's screenwriter is recorded as Robert Littell[5].
  • The Amateur's composer is recorded as Kenneth Wannberg[6].
  • The Amateur's genre is recorded as political thriller film[7].
  • The Amateur's cast member is recorded as John Savage[8].
  • The Amateur's cast member is recorded as Christopher Plummer[9].
  • The Amateur's cast member is recorded as Marthe Keller[10].
  • The Amateur's cast member is recorded as Arthur Hill[11].
  • The Amateur's cast member is recorded as Jan Rubeš[12].
  • The Amateur's cast member is recorded as John Marley[13].
  • The Amateur's producer is recorded as Garth Drabinsky[14].
  • The Amateur's producer is recorded as Mario Kassar[15].
  • The Amateur's producer is recorded as Joel B. Michaels[16].
  • The Amateur's producer is recorded as Andrew G. Vajna[17].
  • The Amateur's director of photography is recorded as John Coquillon[18].
  • The Amateur's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0082005[19].
  • The Amateur's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20].
  • The Amateur's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 526208[21].
  • The Amateur's country of origin is recorded as Canada[22].
  • The Amateur's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • The Amateur's publication date is recorded as +1981-12-11T00:00:00Z[24].
  • The Amateur's publication date is recorded as +1982-02-12T00:00:00Z[25].
  • The Amateur's publication date is recorded as +1982-03-12T00:00:00Z[26].
  • The Amateur's publication date is recorded as +1982-04-09T00:00:00Z[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Garth Drabinsky[14], Mario Kassar[15], Joel B. Michaels[16], and Andrew G. Vajna[17]. The Amateur's director is recorded as Charles Jarrott[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Robert Littell[5]. Cast members include John Savage[8], Christopher Plummer[9], Marthe Keller[10], Arthur Hill[11], Jan Rubeš[12], and John Marley[13].

Publication

Publication dates include +1981-12-11T00:00:00Z[24], +1982-02-12T00:00:00Z[25], +1982-03-12T00:00:00Z[26], +1982-04-09T00:00:00Z[27], +1982-04-19T00:00:00Z[28], and +1982-04-30T00:00:00Z[29]. The Amateur's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20]. Its genre is recorded as political thriller film[7].

Subject and Themes

The Amateur's main subject is recorded as terrorism[30].

Why It Matters

The Amateur ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IMDb. Retrieved . 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.
  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] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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