The Fat Man

1951 film by William Castle
Movie film Q5501204
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The Fat Man

Summary

The Fat Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Fat Man's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Fat Man's director is recorded as William Castle[4].
  • The Fat Man's screenwriter is recorded as Dashiell Hammett[5].
  • The Fat Man's screenwriter is recorded as Harry Essex[6].
  • The Fat Man's composer is recorded as Hans J. Salter[7].
  • The Fat Man's genre is recorded as mystery film[8].
  • The Fat Man's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Fat Man's genre is recorded as crime film[10].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Julie London[11].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Rock Hudson[12].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as John Russell[13].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Teddy Hart[14].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Clinton Sundberg[15].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Jayne Meadows[16].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Jerome Cowan[17].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Parley Baer[18].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Tom Keene[19].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Peter Brocco[20].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Guy Wilkerson[21].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Jack Chefe[22].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as George D. Wallace[23].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as George Magrill[24].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Robert Osterloh[25].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Anthony George[26].
  • The Fat Man's cast member is recorded as Gino Corrado[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Fat Man's producer is recorded as Aubrey Schenck[28]. Its director is recorded as William Castle[4]. Screenwriters include Dashiell Hammett[5] and Harry Essex[6]. Cast members include Julie London[11], Rock Hudson[12], John Russell[13], Teddy Hart[14], Clinton Sundberg[15], and Jayne Meadows[16].

Publication

The Fat Man's publication date is recorded as +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[31]. Genres include mystery film[8], drama film[9], and crime film[10].

Why It Matters

The Fat Man ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . 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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  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.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . 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.

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