The Fly

Summary

The Fly is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (787 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Fly's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Fly's director is recorded as Kurt Neumann^[4].
• The Fly's screenwriter is recorded as George Langelaan^[5].
• The Fly's screenwriter is recorded as James Clavell^[6].
• The Fly's composer is recorded as Paul Sawtell^[7].
• The Fly's genre is recorded as horror film^[8].
• The Fly's genre is recorded as science fiction film^[9].
• The Fly's genre is recorded as monster film^[10].
• The Fly's genre is recorded as flashback film^[11].
• The Fly's genre is recorded as mystery film^[12].
• The Fly's genre is recorded as film based on literature^[13].
• The Fly's based on is recorded as The Fly^[14].
• The Fly's followed by is recorded as Return of the Fly^[15].
• The Fly's cast member is recorded as David Hedison^[16].
• The Fly's cast member is recorded as Patricia Owens^[17].
• The Fly's cast member is recorded as Vincent Price^[18].
• The Fly's cast member is recorded as Herbert Marshall^[19].
• The Fly's cast member is recorded as Kathleen Freeman^[20].
• The Fly's cast member is recorded as Betty Lou Gerson^[21].
• The Fly's cast member is recorded as Eugene Borden^[22].
• The Fly's cast member is recorded as Torben Meyer^[23].
• The Fly's cast member is recorded as Bess Flowers^[24].
• The Fly's producer is recorded as Robert L. Lippert^[25].
• The Fly's part of the series is recorded as The Fly^[26].
• The Fly's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 305888159^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Fly's producer is recorded as Robert L. Lippert^[25]. Its director is recorded as Kurt Neumann^[4]. Screenwriters include George Langelaan^[5] and James Clavell^[6]. Cast members include David Hedison^[16], Patricia Owens^[17], Vincent Price^[18], Herbert Marshall^[19], Kathleen Freeman^[20], and Betty Lou Gerson^[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1958-07-16T00:00:00Z^[28] and +1958-00-00T00:00:00Z^[29]. Original languages include English^[30] and French^[31]. Genres include horror film^[8], science fiction film^[9], monster film^[10], flashback film^[11], mystery film^[12], and film based on literature^[13]. The Fly's part of the series is recorded as it^[26].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include insect^[32] and mad scientist^[33]. The Fly's part of the series is recorded as it^[26].

Reception

Reviews include 95%^[34], 7.2/10^[35], and 62/100^[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Fly's after a work by is recorded as George Langelaan^[37]. Its followed by is recorded as Return of the Fly^[15].

Why It Matters

The Fly ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (787 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]