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The Fan

1981 film directed by Ed Bianchi
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The Fan

Summary

The Fan is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Fan's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Fan's director is recorded as Ed Bianchi[4].
  • The Fan's composer is recorded as Pino Donaggio[5].
  • The Fan's genre is recorded as horror film[6].
  • The Fan's genre is recorded as crime film[7].
  • The Fan's genre is recorded as film based on literature[8].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Lauren Bacall[9].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Dana Delany[10].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Dwight Schultz[11].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Griffin Dunne[12].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Héctor Elizondo[13].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as James Garner[14].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Maureen Stapleton[15].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Michael Biehn[16].
  • The Fan's cast member is recorded as Anna Maria Horsford[17].
  • The Fan's producer is recorded as Robert Stigwood[18].
  • The Fan's production company is recorded as Paramount Pictures[19].
  • The Fan's director of photography is recorded as Dick Bush[20].
  • The Fan's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0082362[21].
  • The Fan's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22].
  • The Fan's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[23].
  • The Fan's review score is recorded as 38%[24].
  • The Fan's review score is recorded as 4.7/10[25].
  • The Fan's color is recorded as color[26].
  • The Fan's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Fan's producer is recorded as Robert Stigwood[18]. Its director is recorded as Ed Bianchi[4]. Cast members include Lauren Bacall[9], Dana Delany[10], Dwight Schultz[11], Griffin Dunne[12], Héctor Elizondo[13], and James Garner[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1981-05-15T00:00:00Z[28], +1981-05-29T00:00:00Z[29], +1981-07-30T00:00:00Z[30], +1981-08-08T00:00:00Z[31], +1981-08-28T00:00:00Z[32], and +1981-10-13T00:00:00Z[33]. The Fan's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22]. Genres include horror film[6], crime film[7], and film based on literature[8].

Reception

Reviews include 38%[24] and 4.7/10[25].

Why It Matters

The Fan ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Dana Delany Dwight Schultz film Griffin Dunne Héctor Elizondo James Garner Lauren Bacall Maureen Stapleton Michael Biehn New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 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] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. 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.

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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