The Car

1977 film by Elliot Silverstein
Movie film Q1197355
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The Car

Summary

The Car is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Car's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Car was directed by Elliot Silverstein[4].
  • Dennis Shryack wrote the screenplay for The Car[5].
  • The Car's composer is recorded as Leonard Rosenman[6].
  • The Car's genre is horror film[7].
  • The Car's genre is action film[8].
  • The Car's genre is thriller film[9].
  • The Car's genre is mystery film[10].
  • A cast member of The Car was James Brolin[11].
  • A cast member of The Car was Kathleen Lloyd[12].
  • A cast member of The Car was John Marley[13].
  • A cast member of The Car was John Rubinstein[14].
  • A cast member of The Car was Ronny Cox[15].
  • A cast member of The Car was Kim Richards[16].
  • A cast member of The Car was Kyle Richards[17].
  • A cast member of The Car was Doris Dowling[18].
  • A cast member of The Car was R. G. Armstrong[19].
  • A cast member of The Car was Melody Thomas Scott[20].
  • A cast member of The Car was Roy Jenson[21].
  • A cast member of The Car was Elizabeth Thompson[22].
  • A cast member of The Car was Robert Phillips[23].
  • The Car was produced by Elliot Silverstein[24].
  • The Car's director of photography is recorded as Gerald Hirschfeld[25].
  • The original language of The Car was English[26].
  • The Car was distributed by video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Car was produced by Elliot Silverstein[24]. It was directed by Elliot Silverstein[4]. Dennis Shryack wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include James Brolin[11], Kathleen Lloyd[12], John Marley[13], John Rubinstein[14], Ronny Cox[15], and Kim Richards[16].

Publication

Publication dates include May 13, 1977[28], August 13, 1977[29], September 15, 1977[30], September 28, 1977[31], October 10, 1977[32], and November 10, 1977[33]. The original language of The Car was English[26]. Genres include horror film[7], action film[8], thriller film[9], and mystery film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[27].

Subject and Themes

The Car's main subject is supernatural[34].

Reception

Reviews include 3.9/10[35] and 30%[36].

Why It Matters

The Car has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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

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] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1977-05-13T00:00:00Z, +1977-08-13T00:00:00Z, +1977-09-15T00:00:00Z +11
    Screenwriter Dennis Shryack
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+96'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) 2.35:1
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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