The Bostonians

1984 film directed by James Ivory
Movie film Q2737011
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The Bostonians

Summary

The Bostonians is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Bostonians's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Bostonians's director is recorded as James Ivory[4].
  • The Bostonians's screenwriter is recorded as Ruth Prawer Jhabvala[5].
  • The Bostonians's composer is recorded as Richard Robbins[6].
  • The Bostonians's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • The Bostonians's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[8].
  • The Bostonians's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[9].
  • The Bostonians's based on is recorded as The Bostonians[10].
  • The Bostonians's cast member is recorded as Christopher Reeve[11].
  • The Bostonians's cast member is recorded as Vanessa Redgrave[12].
  • The Bostonians's cast member is recorded as Jessica Tandy[13].
  • The Bostonians's cast member is recorded as Madeleine Potter[14].
  • The Bostonians's cast member is recorded as Nancy Marchand[15].
  • The Bostonians's cast member is recorded as Wesley Addy[16].
  • The Bostonians's cast member is recorded as Barbara Bryne[17].
  • The Bostonians's cast member is recorded as Linda Hunt[18].
  • The Bostonians's cast member is recorded as Charles McCaughan[19].
  • The Bostonians's cast member is recorded as Wallace Shawn[20].
  • The Bostonians's cast member is recorded as Jon Van Ness[21].
  • The Bostonians's producer is recorded as Ismail Merchant[22].
  • The Bostonians's director of photography is recorded as Walter Lassally[23].
  • The Bostonians's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0086992[24].
  • The Bostonians's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25].
  • The Bostonians's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[26].
  • The Bostonians's review score is recorded as 6.6/10[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Bostonians's producer is recorded as Ismail Merchant[22]. Its director is recorded as James Ivory[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Ruth Prawer Jhabvala[5]. Cast members include Christopher Reeve[11], Vanessa Redgrave[12], Jessica Tandy[13], Madeleine Potter[14], Nancy Marchand[15], and Wesley Addy[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1985-07-12T00:00:00Z[29]. The Bostonians's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25]. Genres include drama film[7], LGBTQ-related film[8], and film based on a novel[9].

Reception

Reviews include 6.6/10[27], 59/100[30], and 81%[31].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Bostonians's after a work by is recorded as Henry James[32].

Why It Matters

The Bostonians ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . Lexicon of international films. 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.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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