The Dead

1987 film directed by John Huston
Movie film Q687600
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The Dead

Summary

The Dead is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dead's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Dead's director is recorded as John Huston[4].
  • The Dead's screenwriter is recorded as Tony Huston[5].
  • The Dead's composer is recorded as Alex North[6].
  • The Dead's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • The Dead's based on is recorded as The Dead[8].
  • The Dead's cast member is recorded as Anjelica Huston[9].
  • The Dead's cast member is recorded as Colm Meaney[10].
  • The Dead's cast member is recorded as Dan O'Herlihy[11].
  • The Dead's cast member is recorded as Bairbre Dowling[12].
  • The Dead's cast member is recorded as Donal McCann[13].
  • The Dead's cast member is recorded as Sean McClory[14].
  • The Dead's cast member is recorded as Brendan Dillon[15].
  • The Dead's cast member is recorded as Marie Kean[16].
  • The Dead's cast member is recorded as Frank Patterson[17].
  • The Dead's producer is recorded as Chris Sievernich[18].
  • The Dead's director of photography is recorded as Fred Murphy[19].
  • The Dead's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0092843[20].
  • The Dead's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21].
  • The Dead's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Irish[22].
  • The Dead's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[23].
  • The Dead's review score is recorded as 93%[24].
  • The Dead's review score is recorded as 7.8/10[25].
  • The Dead's color is recorded as color[26].
  • The Dead's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 160639[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Dead's producer is recorded as Chris Sievernich[18]. Its director is recorded as John Huston[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Tony Huston[5]. Cast members include Anjelica Huston[9], Colm Meaney[10], Dan O'Herlihy[11], Bairbre Dowling[12], Donal McCann[13], and Sean McClory[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1987-12-18T00:00:00Z[28] and +1987-09-17T00:00:00Z[29]. Original languages include English[21] and Irish[22]. The Dead's genre is recorded as drama film[7].

Reception

Reviews include 93%[24] and 7.8/10[25].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Dead's after a work by is recorded as James Joyce[30].

Why It Matters

The Dead ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

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.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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