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The Book of Life

1998 film directed by Hal Hartley
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The Book of Life

Summary

The Book of Life is a television film[1]. It draws 61 Wikipedia views per month (television_film category, ranking #391 of 3,555).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Book of Life's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • The Book of Life was directed by Hal Hartley[4].
  • The Book of Life's genre is comedy film[5].
  • A cast member of The Book of Life was Martin Donovan[6].
  • A cast member of The Book of Life was PJ Harvey[7].
  • A cast member of The Book of Life was Thomas Jay Ryan[8].
  • A cast member of The Book of Life was Miho Nikaido[9].
  • The Book of Life is part of 2000, Seen By...[10].
  • The original language of The Book of Life was English[11].
  • The Book of Life's review score is recorded as 89%[12].
  • The Book of Life's review score is recorded as 7.5/10[13].
  • The Book of Life's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Book of Life's country of origin is recorded as France[15].
  • The Book of Life was published on January 1, 1998[16].
  • The Book of Life was published on February 25, 1998[17].
  • The Book of Life's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Book of Life'}[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Book of Life was directed by Hal Hartley[4]. Cast members include Martin Donovan[6], PJ Harvey[7], Thomas Jay Ryan[8], and Miho Nikaido[9].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1998[16] and February 25, 1998[17]. The original language of The Book of Life was English[11]. Its genre is comedy film[5]. It is part of 2000, Seen By...[10].

Reception

Reviews include 89%[12] and 7.5/10[13].

Why It Matters

The Book of Life draws 61 Wikipedia views per month (television_film category, ranking #391 of 3,555).[2]

Related Entities

France Martin Donovan PJ Harvey United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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