The Dancer Upstairs

2002 film by John Malkovich
Movie film Q1113039
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The Dancer Upstairs

Summary

The Dancer Upstairs is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dancer Upstairs's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's director is recorded as John Malkovich[4].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's screenwriter is recorded as Nicholas Shakespeare[5].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's composer is recorded as Alberto Iglesias[6].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's genre is recorded as crime film[7].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's genre is recorded as film based on literature[9].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's genre is recorded as political film[10].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's genre is recorded as thriller film[11].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's based on is recorded as The Dancer Upstairs[12].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's cast member is recorded as Javier Bardem[13].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's cast member is recorded as Juan Diego Botto[14].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's cast member is recorded as Laura Morante[15].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's cast member is recorded as John Malkovich[16].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's cast member is recorded as Abel Folk[17].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's cast member is recorded as Elvira Mínguez[18].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's cast member is recorded as Luís Miguel Cintra[19].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's cast member is recorded as Alexandra Lencastre[20].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's cast member is recorded as Oliver Cotton[21].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's cast member is recorded as Yohana Cobo[22].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's cast member is recorded as Nur Levi[23].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's cast member is recorded as Tito García[24].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's producer is recorded as John Malkovich[25].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's producer is recorded as Andrés Vicente Gómez[26].
  • The Dancer Upstairs's production company is recorded as Searchlight Pictures[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include John Malkovich[25] and Andrés Vicente Gómez[26]. The Dancer Upstairs's director is recorded as John Malkovich[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Nicholas Shakespeare[5]. Cast members include Javier Bardem[13], Juan Diego Botto[14], Laura Morante[15], John Malkovich[16], Abel Folk[17], and Elvira Mínguez[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +2002-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +2003-01-16T00:00:00Z[29]. Original languages include Spanish[30] and English[31]. Genres include crime film[7], drama film[8], film based on literature[9], political film[10], and thriller film[11].

Subject and Themes

The Dancer Upstairs's main subject is recorded as Cold War[32].

Reception

Reviews include 64%[33], 6.4/10[34], and 64/100[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Dancer Upstairs's after a work by is recorded as Nicholas Shakespeare[36].

Why It Matters

The Dancer Upstairs ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: 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] . 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. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] . 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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