The Beat Generation

1959 film by Charles F. Haas
Movie film Q7716096
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The Beat Generation

Summary

The Beat Generation is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Beat Generation's image is recorded as BeatGenerationLOC.jpg[3].
  • The Beat Generation's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Beat Generation's director is recorded as Charles F. Haas[5].
  • The Beat Generation's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Matheson[6].
  • The Beat Generation's composer is recorded as Albert Glasser[7].
  • The Beat Generation's genre is recorded as film noir[8].
  • The Beat Generation's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Beat Generation's cast member is recorded as Steve Cochran[10].
  • The Beat Generation's cast member is recorded as Mamie Van Doren[11].
  • The Beat Generation's cast member is recorded as Fay Spain[12].
  • The Beat Generation's cast member is recorded as Jackie Coogan[13].
  • The Beat Generation's cast member is recorded as Louis Armstrong[14].
  • The Beat Generation's cast member is recorded as Margaret Hayes[15].
  • The Beat Generation's cast member is recorded as Ray Anthony[16].
  • The Beat Generation's cast member is recorded as Ray Danton[17].
  • The Beat Generation's cast member is recorded as Renata Vanni[18].
  • The Beat Generation's producer is recorded as Albert Zugsmith[19].
  • The Beat Generation's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0052610[20].
  • The Beat Generation's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21].
  • The Beat Generation's color is recorded as black-and-white[22].
  • The Beat Generation's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 325181[23].
  • The Beat Generation's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • The Beat Generation's publication date is recorded as +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z[25].
  • The Beat Generation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02yk53[26].
  • The Beat Generation's distributed by is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Beat Generation's producer is recorded as Albert Zugsmith[19]. Its director is recorded as Charles F. Haas[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Richard Matheson[6]. Cast members include Steve Cochran[10], Mamie Van Doren[11], Fay Spain[12], Jackie Coogan[13], Louis Armstrong[14], and Margaret Hayes[15].

Publication

The Beat Generation's publication date is recorded as +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z[25]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21]. Genres include film noir[8] and drama film[9].

Why It Matters

The Beat Generation ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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