The Black Sleep

1956 film by Reginald Le Borg
Movie film Q1059488
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The Black Sleep

Summary

The Black Sleep is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Black Sleep's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Black Sleep's director is recorded as Reginald Le Borg[4].
  • The Black Sleep's screenwriter is recorded as John C. Higgins[5].
  • The Black Sleep's screenwriter is recorded as Gerald Drayson Adams[6].
  • The Black Sleep's composer is recorded as Les Baxter[7].
  • The Black Sleep's genre is recorded as horror film[8].
  • The Black Sleep's genre is recorded as science fiction film[9].
  • The Black Sleep's cast member is recorded as Basil Rathbone[10].
  • The Black Sleep's cast member is recorded as Akim Tamiroff[11].
  • The Black Sleep's cast member is recorded as Lon Chaney Jr.[12].
  • The Black Sleep's cast member is recorded as John Carradine[13].
  • The Black Sleep's cast member is recorded as Bela Lugosi[14].
  • The Black Sleep's cast member is recorded as Herbert Rudley[15].
  • The Black Sleep's cast member is recorded as Tor Johnson[16].
  • The Black Sleep's cast member is recorded as Peter Gordon[17].
  • The Black Sleep's cast member is recorded as Aubrey Schenck[18].
  • The Black Sleep's cast member is recorded as Patricia Blair[19].
  • The Black Sleep's cast member is recorded as Phyllis Stanley[20].
  • The Black Sleep's cast member is recorded as Claire Carleton[21].
  • The Black Sleep's producer is recorded as Howard W. Koch[22].
  • The Black Sleep's director of photography is recorded as Gordon Avil[23].
  • The Black Sleep's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0049013[24].
  • The Black Sleep's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25].
  • The Black Sleep's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[26].
  • The Black Sleep's color is recorded as color[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Black Sleep's producer is recorded as Howard W. Koch[22]. Its director is recorded as Reginald Le Borg[4]. Screenwriters include John C. Higgins[5] and Gerald Drayson Adams[6]. Cast members include Basil Rathbone[10], Akim Tamiroff[11], Lon Chaney Jr.[12], John Carradine[13], Bela Lugosi[14], and Herbert Rudley[15].

Publication

The Black Sleep's publication date is recorded as +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25]. Genres include horror film[8] and science fiction film[9].

Subject and Themes

The Black Sleep's main subject is recorded as mad scientist[29].

Why It Matters

The Black Sleep ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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