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The Devil's Arithmetic

1999 film directed by Donna Deitch
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The Devil's Arithmetic

Summary

The Devil's Arithmetic is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (441 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Devil's Arithmetic's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • The Devil's Arithmetic was directed by Donna Deitch[4].
  • Jane Yolen wrote the screenplay for The Devil's Arithmetic[5].
  • Robert J. Avrech wrote the screenplay for The Devil's Arithmetic[6].
  • The Devil's Arithmetic's composer is recorded as Frédéric Talgorn[7].
  • The Devil's Arithmetic's genre is drama film[8].
  • The Devil's Arithmetic's based on is recorded as The Devil's Arithmetic[9].
  • A cast member of The Devil's Arithmetic was Kirsten Dunst[10].
  • A cast member of The Devil's Arithmetic was Brittany Murphy[11].
  • A cast member of The Devil's Arithmetic was Paul Freeman[12].
  • A cast member of The Devil's Arithmetic was Mimi Rogers[13].
  • A cast member of The Devil's Arithmetic was Louise Fletcher[14].
  • A cast member of The Devil's Arithmetic was Caterina Scorsone[15].
  • A cast member of The Devil's Arithmetic was Stewart Bick[16].
  • A cast member of The Devil's Arithmetic was Lilo Baur[17].
  • The Devil's Arithmetic was produced by Murray Schisgal[18].
  • The Devil's Arithmetic was produced by Fred Weintraub[19].
  • The Devil's Arithmetic's depicts is recorded as cattle wagon[20].
  • The Devil's Arithmetic's depicts is recorded as Holocaust train transport[21].
  • The Devil's Arithmetic's depicts is recorded as Selection (Holocaust)[22].
  • The Devil's Arithmetic's director of photography is recorded as Jacek Laskus[23].
  • The original language of The Devil's Arithmetic was English[24].
  • The Devil's Arithmetic was distributed by direct-to-video[25].
  • The Devil's Arithmetic's color is recorded as color[26].
  • The Devil's Arithmetic's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Murray Schisgal[18] and Fred Weintraub[19]. The Devil's Arithmetic was directed by Donna Deitch[4]. Screenwriters include Jane Yolen[5] and Robert J. Avrech[6]. Cast members include Kirsten Dunst[10], Brittany Murphy[11], Paul Freeman[12], Mimi Rogers[13], Louise Fletcher[14], and Caterina Scorsone[15].

Publication

The Devil's Arithmetic was released on March 28, 1999[28]. The original language of it was English[24]. Its genre is drama film[8]. It was distributed by direct-to-video[25].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[29] and The Holocaust[30].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Devil's Arithmetic's after a work by is recorded as Jane Yolen[31].

Why It Matters

The Devil's Arithmetic ranks in the top 8% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (441 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Brittany Murphy Caterina Scorsone Kirsten Dunst Louise Fletcher Mimi Rogers United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 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.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database work id → 18045
    Depicts → cattle wagon, Holocaust train transport, Selection (Holocaust)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10688]]: 18045, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322270308|The Devil's Arithmetic (#322270308)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8402|Personalit"
  2. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicts → cattle wagon, Holocaust train transport, Selection (Holocaust)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P180]]: [[Q2523184]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787987883665"
  3. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s +1
    After a work by → Jane Yolen
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q5231]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787982318018"
  4. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q36561]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787856307365"
  5. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 58539
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 58539, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  6. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q362]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786777714293"
  7. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → World War II, The Holocaust
    Based on → The Devil's Arithmetic
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 185297
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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