The Band Wagon

1953 film by Vincente Minnelli
Movie film Q1508130
The Band Wagon
MGM · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Band Wagon

Summary

The Band Wagon is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (911 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Band Wagon is the creator of Vincente Minnelli[3].
  • The Band Wagon's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Band Wagon was directed by Vincente Minnelli[5].
  • Betty Comden wrote the screenplay for The Band Wagon[6].
  • Adolph Green wrote the screenplay for The Band Wagon[7].
  • Alan Jay Lerner wrote the screenplay for The Band Wagon[8].
  • Norman Corwin wrote the screenplay for The Band Wagon[9].
  • The Band Wagon's composer is recorded as Adolph Deutsch[10].
  • The Band Wagon's genre is romantic comedy[11].
  • The Band Wagon's genre is musical film[12].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was Fred Astaire[13].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was Cyd Charisse[14].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was Oscar Levant[15].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was Jack Buchanan[16].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was Ava Gardner[17].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was James Mitchell[18].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was Robert Gist[19].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was Nanette Fabray[20].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was Don Beddoe[21].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was John Lupton[22].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was Lotte Stein[23].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was Stuart Holmes[24].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was Thurston Hall[25].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was Julie Newmar[26].
  • A cast member of The Band Wagon was Steve Forrest[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8e73d810-e34b-4a04-b591-4e1a31cc8094[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Band Wagon was produced by Arthur Freed[30]. It was directed by Vincente Minnelli[5]. Screenwriters include Betty Comden[6], Adolph Green[7], Alan Jay Lerner[8], and Norman Corwin[9]. Cast members include Fred Astaire[13], Cyd Charisse[14], Oscar Levant[15], Jack Buchanan[16], Ava Gardner[17], and James Mitchell[18]. It is the creator of Vincente Minnelli[3].

Publication

The Band Wagon was released on January 1, 1953[31]. The original language of it was English[32]. Genres include romantic comedy[11] and musical film[12]. It is part of National Film Registry[33]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Reception

Reviews include 8.4/10[35], 93/100[36], 95%[37], and 7.4/10[38].

Why It Matters

The Band Wagon ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (911 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . IMDb. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . AlloCiné. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . AlloCiné. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . AlloCiné. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . AlloCiné. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [30] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] . wikidata.org.
  33. [38] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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