The Eighth Day

1996 film directed by Jaco Van Dormael
Movie film Q451573
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The Eighth Day

Summary

The Eighth Day is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Eighth Day's image is recorded as Pascal Duquenne Daniel Auteuil Cannes.jpg[3].
  • The Eighth Day's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Eighth Day's director is recorded as Jaco Van Dormael[5].
  • The Eighth Day's screenwriter is recorded as Jaco Van Dormael[6].
  • The Eighth Day's composer is recorded as Pierre Van Dormael[7].
  • The Eighth Day's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • The Eighth Day's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Daniel Auteuil[10].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Pascal Duquenne[11].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Miou-Miou[12].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Didier De Neck[13].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Fabienne Loriaux[14].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Hélène Roussel[15].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Henri Garcin[16].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Isabelle Sadoyan[17].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Rémy Julienne[18].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Harry Cleven[19].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Josse De Pauw[20].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Dominic Gould[21].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Christian Hecq[22].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Alexandre von Sivers[23].
  • The Eighth Day's cast member is recorded as Dieudonné Kabongo[24].
  • The Eighth Day's producer is recorded as Philippe Godeau[25].
  • The Eighth Day's production company is recorded as Pan-Européenne[26].
  • The Eighth Day's director of photography is recorded as Walther van den Ende[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Eighth Day's producer is recorded as Philippe Godeau[25]. Its director is recorded as Jaco Van Dormael[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Jaco Van Dormael[6]. Cast members include Daniel Auteuil[10], Pascal Duquenne[11], Miou-Miou[12], Didier De Neck[13], Fabienne Loriaux[14], and Hélène Roussel[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +1996-12-05T00:00:00Z[28] and +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. The Eighth Day's original language of film or TV show is recorded as French[30]. Genres include comedy film[8] and drama film[9].

Subject and Themes

The Eighth Day's main subject is recorded as Down syndrome[31].

Reception

Reviews include 6.8/10[32] and 67%[33].

Why It Matters

The Eighth Day ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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