The Clowns

1970 film by Federico Fellini
Movie film Q18421
The Clowns
Federico Fellini · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

The Clowns is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Clowns's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Clowns was directed by Federico Fellini[4].
  • Federico Fellini wrote the screenplay for The Clowns[5].
  • Bernardino Zapponi wrote the screenplay for The Clowns[6].
  • The Clowns's composer is recorded as Nino Rota[7].
  • The Clowns's genre is fantasy film[8].
  • The Clowns's genre is documentary film[9].
  • The Clowns's genre is comedy film[10].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Federico Fellini[11].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Liana Orfei[12].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Nando Orfei[13].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Anita Ekberg[14].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Victoria Chaplin[15].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Anna Lina Alberti[16].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Alvaro Vitali[17].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Maria Grazia Buccella[18].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Pierre Étaix[19].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Annie Fratellini[20].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Charlie Rivel[21].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Luigi Visconti[22].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Gigi Reder[23].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Riccardo Billi[24].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Tino Scotti[25].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Giacomo Furia[26].
  • A cast member of The Clowns was Dante Maggio[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Clowns was produced by Elio Scardamaglia[28]. It was directed by Federico Fellini[4]. Screenwriters include Federico Fellini[5] and Bernardino Zapponi[6]. Cast members include Federico Fellini[11], Liana Orfei[12], Nando Orfei[13], Anita Ekberg[14], Victoria Chaplin[15], and Anna Lina Alberti[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1970[29], December 25, 1970[30], March 10, 1971[31], and April 26, 1972[32]. The original language of The Clowns was Italian[33]. Genres include fantasy film[8], documentary film[9], and comedy film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Reception

Reviews include 6.9/10[35] and 100%[36].

Why It Matters

The Clowns ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 66922
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 66922, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 6w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 9340
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Decine21 film id: 9340, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/204264071|Los clowns (#204264071)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7078|Decine21 film]] #mix'n'm"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 7411
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 7411, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 10w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 8800020
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14724: 8800020"
  5. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 23051
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create P14671 statements based on Rating certificate id qualifier"
  6. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → i-clowns
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: i-clowns, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295962341|I CLOWNS (#295962341)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema ritrovato f"
  7. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1970-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1970-12-25T00:00:00Z, +1971-03-10T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Federico Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi
    Duration → {'amount': '+92'}
    Rotten tomatoes id → m/i_clowns, m/the_clowns
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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