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The Dark Past

1948 film by Rudolph Maté
Movie film Q3898439
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The Dark Past

Summary

The Dark Past is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dark Past's image is recorded as The Dark Past 1948 movie publicity still.jpg[3].
  • The Dark Past's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Dark Past's director is recorded as Rudolph Maté[5].
  • The Dark Past's screenwriter is recorded as Q2568461[6].
  • The Dark Past's screenwriter is recorded as Michael Blankfort[7].
  • The Dark Past's composer is recorded as George Duning[8].
  • The Dark Past's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Dark Past's genre is recorded as film noir[10].
  • The Dark Past's cast member is recorded as William Holden[11].
  • The Dark Past's cast member is recorded as Nina Foch[12].
  • The Dark Past's cast member is recorded as Lee J. Cobb[13].
  • The Dark Past's cast member is recorded as Lois Maxwell[14].
  • The Dark Past's producer is recorded as Buddy Adler[15].
  • The Dark Past's director of photography is recorded as Joseph Walker[16].
  • The Dark Past's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0040270[17].
  • The Dark Past's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[18].
  • The Dark Past's Commons category is recorded as The Dark Past[19].
  • The Dark Past's review score is recorded as 50%[20].
  • The Dark Past's review score is recorded as 5.3/10[21].
  • The Dark Past's color is recorded as black-and-white[22].
  • The Dark Past's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 304367[23].
  • The Dark Past's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • The Dark Past's publication date is recorded as +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z[25].
  • The Dark Past's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b0c8t[26].
  • The Dark Past's Internet Archive ID is recorded as the-dark-past-1948-william-holden-lee-j-cobb-nina-foch[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Dark Past's producer is recorded as Buddy Adler[15]. Its director is recorded as Rudolph Maté[5]. Screenwriters include Q2568461[6] and Michael Blankfort[7]. Cast members include William Holden[11], Nina Foch[12], Lee J. Cobb[13], and Lois Maxwell[14].

Publication

The Dark Past's publication date is recorded as +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z[25]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[18]. Genres include drama film[9] and film noir[10].

Reception

Reviews include 50%[20] and 5.3/10[21].

Why It Matters

The Dark Past ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

film Lee J. Cobb Lois Maxwell Nina Foch United States William Holden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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