The Amazing Spider-Man

1977 film directed by E.W. Swackhamer
Movie film Q1831060
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Summary

The Amazing Spider-Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,768 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: E.W. Swackhamer[3]
  • Screenwriter: Alvin Boretz[4]
  • Composer: Johnnie Spence[5]
  • Genre: action film[6]
  • Cast member: David White[7], Jeff Donnell[8], Michael Pataki[9], Nicholas Hammond[10], Bob Hastings[11], Thayer David[12]
  • Producer: Edward Montagne[13]
  • Part of the series: Amazing Spider-Man[14], Spider-Man in film[15]
  • Director of photography: Fred Jackman[16]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[17]
  • Commons category: Spider-Man and his cast[18]
  • Distribution format: direct-to-video[19]
  • Original broadcaster: CBS[20]
  • Color: color[21]
  • Country of origin: United States[22]
  • Publication date: September 14, 1977[23], March 15, 1978[24], April 21, 1978[25], June 16, 1978[26], August 14, 1978[27], October 12, 1979[28], April 4, 1980[29], May 14, 1981[30], September 4, 1981[31], October 5, 1981[32]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[33]
  • Narrative location: New York City[34]
  • Filming location: Los Angeles[35]
  • Title: The Amazing Spider-Man[36]
  • Duration: 90 minutes[37]
  • Box office: 9,000,000 US dollars[38]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[39]
  • Medierådet rating: Suitable for a general audience[40]
  • P14449: 261559[41]

Why It Matters

The Amazing Spider-Man has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . cnc.fr. Retrieved . cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema film id → 12086
    Wikipedia languages → ['az', 'ckb', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'ga', 'hi', 'id', 'it',
    Sitelink count → 23
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of series → —
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 261559
    Producer → Edward Montagne
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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