The Believer

2001 film by Henry Bean
Movie film Q466593
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The Believer

Summary

The Believer is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Believer received the Golden George[3].
  • The Believer received the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[4].
  • The Believer's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Believer was directed by Henry Bean[6].
  • Henry Bean wrote the screenplay for The Believer[7].
  • The Believer's composer is recorded as Joel Diamond[8].
  • The Believer's genre is coming-of-age film[9].
  • The Believer's genre is drama film[10].
  • A cast member of The Believer was Ryan Gosling[11].
  • A cast member of The Believer was Billy Zane[12].
  • A cast member of The Believer was Theresa Russell[13].
  • A cast member of The Believer was Summer Phoenix[14].
  • A cast member of The Believer was Garret Dillahunt[15].
  • A cast member of The Believer was Elizabeth Reaser[16].
  • A cast member of The Believer was Heather Goldenhersh[17].
  • A cast member of The Believer was Ronald Guttman[18].
  • A cast member of The Believer was Jack Drummond[19].
  • The Believer was produced by Susan Hoffman[20].
  • The Believer was produced by Christopher Roberts[21].
  • The Believer's production company is recorded as Seven Arts Pictures[22].
  • The Believer's director of photography is recorded as Jim Denault[23].
  • The original language of The Believer was English[24].
  • The original language of The Believer was Hebrew[25].
  • The Believer was distributed by video on demand[26].
  • The Believer's review score is recorded as 83%[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Susan Hoffman[20] and Christopher Roberts[21]. The Believer was directed by Henry Bean[6]. Henry Bean wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Ryan Gosling[11], Billy Zane[12], Theresa Russell[13], Summer Phoenix[14], Garret Dillahunt[15], and Elizabeth Reaser[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 19, 2001[28] and May 17, 2002[29]. Original languages include English[24] and Hebrew[25]. Genres include coming-of-age film[9] and drama film[10]. The Believer was distributed by video on demand[26].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Dan Burros[30], antisemitism[31], cultural identity[32], and neo-Nazism[33].

Reception

Awards received include Golden George[3] and Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[4], a class of award[34], in United States[35]. Reviews include 83%[27], 7.3/10[36], and 75/100[37].

Why It Matters

The Believer has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did The Believer receive?

Honors received include Golden George[3] and Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[4].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date +2001-01-19T00:00:00Z, +2002-05-17T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Henry Bean
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+99'}
    Original language of film or tv show English, Hebrew
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