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The Day After

1983 film directed by Nicholas Meyer
Movie film Q738462
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The Day After

Summary

The Day After is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,431 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Day After's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Day After's director is recorded as Nicholas Meyer[4].
  • The Day After's composer is recorded as David Raksin[5].
  • The Day After's composer is recorded as Virgil Thomson[6].
  • The Day After's genre is recorded as disaster film[7].
  • The Day After's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Day After's genre is recorded as post-apocalyptic film[9].
  • The Day After's cast member is recorded as Jason Robards[10].
  • The Day After's cast member is recorded as JoBeth Williams[11].
  • The Day After's cast member is recorded as Steve Guttenberg[12].
  • The Day After's cast member is recorded as John Cullum[13].
  • The Day After's cast member is recorded as John Lithgow[14].
  • The Day After's cast member is recorded as Amy Madigan[15].
  • The Day After's cast member is recorded as Lori Lethin[16].
  • The Day After's cast member is recorded as Bibi Besch[17].
  • The Day After's producer is recorded as Robert A. Papazian[18].
  • The Day After's production company is recorded as ABC Circle Films[19].
  • The Day After's director of photography is recorded as Gayne Rescher[20].
  • The Day After's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0085404[21].
  • The Day After's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22].
  • The Day After's review score is recorded as 7.3/10[23].
  • The Day After's review score is recorded as 86%[24].
  • The Day After's original broadcaster is recorded as American Broadcasting Company[25].
  • The Day After's color is recorded as color[26].
  • The Day After's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 313691[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Day After's producer is recorded as Robert A. Papazian[18]. Its director is recorded as Nicholas Meyer[4]. Cast members include Jason Robards[10], JoBeth Williams[11], Steve Guttenberg[12], John Cullum[13], John Lithgow[14], and Amy Madigan[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +1983-11-20T00:00:00Z[28], +1983-11-28T00:00:00Z[29], +1983-12-02T00:00:00Z[30], +1983-12-10T00:00:00Z[31], +1984-01-12T00:00:00Z[32], and +1984-01-19T00:00:00Z[33]. The Day After's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22]. Genres include disaster film[7], drama film[8], and post-apocalyptic film[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Cold War[34] and nuclear warfare[35].

Reception

Reviews include 7.3/10[23] and 86%[24].

Why It Matters

The Day After ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,431 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Amy Madigan film Jason Robards JoBeth Williams John Lithgow Kansas Missouri Steve Guttenberg United States

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.
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  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] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Filmdienst. filmdienst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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