The Dark Tower

2017 film directed by Nikolaj Arcel
Movie film Q21647114
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Summary

The Dark Tower is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,158 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Nikolaj Arcel[3], Ron Howard[4], Anders Thomas Jensen[5]
  • Screenwriter: Nikolaj Arcel[6], Jeff Pinkner[7], Anders Thomas Jensen[8]
  • Composer: Junkie XL[9]
  • Genre: Western film[10], post-apocalyptic film[11], fantasy film[12], horror film[13], science fiction film[14], action film[15]
  • Based on: The Dark Tower[16]
  • Cast member: Idris Elba[17], Matthew McConaughey[18], Katheryn Winnick[19], Jackie Earle Haley[20], Fran Kranz[21], Abbey Lee[22], Michael Barbieri[23], Claudia Kim[24], José Zúñiga[25], Dennis Haysbert[26], Tom Taylor[27]
  • Producer: Akiva Goldsman[28]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[29], Imagine Entertainment[30]
  • Director of photography: Rasmus Videbæk[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 4.1/10[34], 16%[35], 34/100[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: August 4, 2017[39], August 10, 2017[40], August 3, 2017[41]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[42], Universal Pictures[43], InterCom[44], Netflix[45]
  • Narrative location: New York City[46]
  • Official website: http://www.thedarktower-movie.com[47]
  • Title: The Dark Tower[48]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[49]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[50]
  • Duration: 95[51]
  • Capital cost: 60,000,000[52]
  • NMHH film rating: Category IV[53]
  • BBFC rating: 12A certificate[54]

Why It Matters

The Dark Tower has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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