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The Crossing Guard

1995 film by Sean Penn
Movie film Q1141286
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The Crossing Guard

Summary

The Crossing Guard is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (381 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Crossing Guard's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Crossing Guard's director is recorded as Sean Penn[4].
  • The Crossing Guard's screenwriter is recorded as Sean Penn[5].
  • The Crossing Guard's composer is recorded as Jack Nitzsche[6].
  • The Crossing Guard's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • The Crossing Guard's genre is recorded as crime film[8].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Jack Nicholson[9].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as David Morse[10].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Q272972[11].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Anjelica Huston[12].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Piper Laurie[13].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Richard Bradford[14].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Robbie Robertson[15].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as John Savage[16].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Joe Viterelli[17].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Eileen Ryan[18].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Kari Wuhrer[19].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Leo Penn[20].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Priscilla Barnes[21].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Richard C. Sarafian[22].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Jeremiah Birkett[23].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Penelope Allen[24].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Ryo Ishibashi[25].
  • The Crossing Guard's cast member is recorded as Jeff Morris[26].
  • The Crossing Guard's producer is recorded as Sean Penn[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Crossing Guard's producer is recorded as Sean Penn[27]. Its director is recorded as Sean Penn[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Sean Penn[5]. Cast members include Jack Nicholson[9], David Morse[10], Q272972[11], Anjelica Huston[12], Piper Laurie[13], and Richard Bradford[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1995-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1996-01-18T00:00:00Z[29], and +1995-11-16T00:00:00Z[30]. The Crossing Guard's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include drama film[7] and crime film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 6.5/10[32], 46/100[33], and 76%[34].

Why It Matters

The Crossing Guard ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (381 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Anjelica Huston David Morse film Jack Nicholson John Savage Kari Wuhrer Los Angeles Miramax Netflix Piper Laurie Robbie Robertson Sean Penn United States Vilmos Zsigmond

References

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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] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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