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The Beginning or the End

1947 film by Norman Taurog
Movie film Q2870327
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The Beginning or the End

Summary

The Beginning or the End is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Beginning or the End's image is recorded as MGM camera crew at K-25.jpg[3].
  • The Beginning or the End's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Beginning or the End's director is recorded as Norman Taurog[5].
  • The Beginning or the End's screenwriter is recorded as Frank Wead[6].
  • The Beginning or the End's composer is recorded as Daniele Amfitheatrof[7].
  • The Beginning or the End's genre is recorded as war film[8].
  • The Beginning or the End's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Beginning or the End's genre is recorded as biographical film[10].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Brian Donlevy[11].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Audrey Totter[12].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Chrispin Martin[13].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Henry O'Neill[14].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Hume Cronyn[15].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Hurd Hatfield[16].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as John Litel[17].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Jonathan Hale[18].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Joseph Calleia[19].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Martin Kosleck[20].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Richard Haydn[21].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Tom Drake[22].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Victor Francen[23].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Warner Anderson[24].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Robert Walker[25].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Barry Nelson[26].
  • The Beginning or the End's cast member is recorded as Ludwig Stössel[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Beginning or the End's producer is recorded as Samuel Marx[28]. Its director is recorded as Norman Taurog[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Frank Wead[6]. Cast members include Brian Donlevy[11], Audrey Totter[12], Chrispin Martin[13], Henry O'Neill[14], Hume Cronyn[15], and Hurd Hatfield[16].

Publication

The Beginning or the End's publication date is recorded as +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include war film[8], drama film[9], and biographical film[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include aviation[31] and atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki[32].

Why It Matters

The Beginning or the End ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

Related Entities

Agnes Moorehead Barry Nelson Blake Edwards Cedric Gibbons film Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Norman Lloyd Norman Taurog Robert Walker United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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