The Cold Room

1984 cable television film directed by James Dearden
Movie film Q7726636
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The Cold Room

Summary

The Cold Room is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Cold Room's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Cold Room was directed by James Dearden[4].
  • James Dearden wrote the screenplay for The Cold Room[5].
  • Jeffrey Caine wrote the screenplay for The Cold Room[6].
  • The Cold Room's composer is recorded as Q313639[7].
  • The Cold Room's genre is science fiction film[8].
  • The Cold Room's genre is psychological horror fiction[9].
  • The Cold Room followed The Draughtsman's Contract[10].
  • The Cold Room was followed by The Kiss and Other Movements[11].
  • A cast member of The Cold Room was George Segal[12].
  • A cast member of The Cold Room was Amanda Pays[13].
  • A cast member of The Cold Room was Renée Soutendijk[14].
  • A cast member of The Cold Room was Warren Clarke[15].
  • A cast member of The Cold Room was Anthony Higgins[16].
  • A cast member of The Cold Room was Elizabeth Spriggs[17].
  • A cast member of The Cold Room was Clifford Rose[18].
  • The Cold Room was produced by Mark Forstater[19].
  • The Cold Room was produced by Bob Weiss[20].
  • The Cold Room was performed by Q313639[21].
  • The Cold Room's director of photography is recorded as Tony Pierce-Roberts[22].
  • The original language of The Cold Room was English[23].
  • The original language of The Cold Room was German[24].
  • The Cold Room's color is recorded as color[25].
  • The Cold Room's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[26].
  • The Cold Room was published on March 24, 1984[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Cold Room was Q313639[21]. Producers include Mark Forstater[19] and Bob Weiss[20]. It was directed by James Dearden[4]. Screenwriters include James Dearden[5] and Jeffrey Caine[6]. Cast members include George Segal[12], Amanda Pays[13], Renée Soutendijk[14], Warren Clarke[15], Anthony Higgins[16], and Elizabeth Spriggs[17].

Publication

The Cold Room was published on March 24, 1984[27]. Original languages include English[23] and German[24]. Genres include science fiction film[8] and psychological horror fiction[9].

Subject and Themes

The Cold Room's main subject is time travel[28].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Cold Room followed The Draughtsman's Contract[10]. It was followed by The Kiss and Other Movements[11].

Why It Matters

The Cold Room ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 4w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject time travel
    Thetvdb movie id 96352
    Wikidata description 1984 cable television film directed by James Dearden
    Movie review query engine id the-cold-room-m100079013
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