The Cool World

1963 film by Shirley Clarke
Movie film Q7727567
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The Cool World

Summary

The Cool World is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Cool World is the creator of Shirley Clarke[3].
  • The Cool World's image is recorded as The Cool World (1963 film - lobby card 1).jpg[4].
  • The Cool World's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Cool World's director is recorded as Shirley Clarke[6].
  • The Cool World's screenwriter is recorded as Shirley Clarke[7].
  • The Cool World's screenwriter is recorded as Carl Lee[8].
  • The Cool World's composer is recorded as Mal Waldron[9].
  • The Cool World's genre is recorded as blaxploitation film[10].
  • The Cool World's genre is recorded as film based on literature[11].
  • The Cool World's genre is recorded as biographical film[12].
  • The Cool World's cast member is recorded as Clarence Williams III[13].
  • The Cool World's cast member is recorded as Gloria Foster[14].
  • The Cool World's cast member is recorded as Joe Oliver[15].
  • The Cool World's cast member is recorded as Billy Taylor[16].
  • The Cool World's cast member is recorded as Richard Ward[17].
  • The Cool World's cast member is recorded as Val Bisoglio[18].
  • The Cool World's cast member is recorded as Antonio Fargas[19].
  • The Cool World's cast member is recorded as Dizzy Gillespie[20].
  • The Cool World's cast member is recorded as Carl Lee[21].
  • The Cool World's cast member is recorded as Mel Stewart[22].
  • The Cool World's producer is recorded as Frederick Wiseman[23].
  • The Cool World's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[24].
  • The Cool World's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9144928626954440574[25].
  • The Cool World's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2009028832[26].
  • The Cool World's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0056952[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Cool World's producer is recorded as Frederick Wiseman[23]. Its director is recorded as Shirley Clarke[6]. Screenwriters include Shirley Clarke[7] and Carl Lee[8]. Cast members include Clarence Williams III[13], Gloria Foster[14], Joe Oliver[15], Billy Taylor[16], Richard Ward[17], and Val Bisoglio[18]. It is the creator of Shirley Clarke[3].

Publication

Publication dates include +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1964-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. The Cool World's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include blaxploitation film[10], film based on literature[11], and biographical film[12]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[31].

Reception

Reviews include 83%[32] and 7.9/10[33].

Why It Matters

The Cool World ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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