The Big Combo

1955 film by Joseph H. Lewis
Movie film Q1498484
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The Big Combo

Summary

The Big Combo is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (317 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big Combo's video is recorded as The Big Combo 1955.webm[3].
  • The Big Combo's image is recorded as The Big Combo - publicity still.jpg[4].
  • The Big Combo's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Big Combo's director is recorded as Joseph H. Lewis[6].
  • The Big Combo's screenwriter is recorded as Philip Yordan[7].
  • The Big Combo's composer is recorded as David Raksin[8].
  • The Big Combo's genre is recorded as crime film[9].
  • The Big Combo's genre is recorded as film noir[10].
  • The Big Combo's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • The Big Combo's cast member is recorded as Cornel Wilde[12].
  • The Big Combo's cast member is recorded as Richard Conte[13].
  • The Big Combo's cast member is recorded as Brian Donlevy[14].
  • The Big Combo's cast member is recorded as Jean Wallace[15].
  • The Big Combo's cast member is recorded as Lee Van Cleef[16].
  • The Big Combo's cast member is recorded as Earl Holliman[17].
  • The Big Combo's cast member is recorded as Ted de Corsia[18].
  • The Big Combo's cast member is recorded as Whit Bissell[19].
  • The Big Combo's cast member is recorded as Robert Middleton[20].
  • The Big Combo's cast member is recorded as Helen Walker[21].
  • The Big Combo's cast member is recorded as John Hoyt[22].
  • The Big Combo's cast member is recorded as Jay Adler[23].
  • The Big Combo's producer is recorded as Sidney Harmon[24].
  • The Big Combo's director of photography is recorded as John Alton[25].
  • The Big Combo's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0047878[26].
  • The Big Combo's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Big Combo's producer is recorded as Sidney Harmon[24]. Its director is recorded as Joseph H. Lewis[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Philip Yordan[7]. Cast members include Cornel Wilde[12], Richard Conte[13], Brian Donlevy[14], Jean Wallace[15], Lee Van Cleef[16], and Earl Holliman[17].

Publication

The Big Combo's publication date is recorded as +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27]. Genres include crime film[9], film noir[10], and drama film[11].

Subject and Themes

The Big Combo's main subject is recorded as organized crime[29].

Reception

Reviews include 7/10[30] and 93%[31].

Why It Matters

The Big Combo ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (317 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . 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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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