The Foreigner

2017 film directed by Martin Campbell
Movie film Q22252048
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The Foreigner

Summary

The Foreigner is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,520 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Foreigner's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Foreigner was directed by Martin Campbell[4].
  • David Marconi wrote the screenplay for The Foreigner[5].
  • The Foreigner's composer is recorded as Cliff Martinez[6].
  • The Foreigner's genre is action film[7].
  • The Foreigner's based on is recorded as The Chinaman[8].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Jackie Chan[9].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Pierce Brosnan[10].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Michael McElhatton[11].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Liu Tao[12].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Charlie Murphy[13].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Orla Brady[14].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Katie Leung[15].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Ray Fearon[16].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Dermot Crowley[17].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Rory Fleck-Byrne[18].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Lia Williams[19].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Pippa Bennett-Warner[20].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Simon Kunz[21].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Roberta Taylor[22].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Rufus Jones[23].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Sean Campion[24].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Stuart Graham[25].
  • A cast member of The Foreigner was Aden Gillett[26].
  • The Foreigner was produced by Jackie Chan[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Foreigner was produced by Jackie Chan[27]. It was directed by Martin Campbell[4]. David Marconi wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Jackie Chan[9], Pierce Brosnan[10], Michael McElhatton[11], Liu Tao[12], Charlie Murphy[13], and Orla Brady[14].

Publication

Publication dates include 2017[28], October 13, 2017[29], October 12, 2017[30], January 11, 2018[31], and April 26, 2018[32]. The original language of The Foreigner was English[33]. Its genre is action film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include revenge[35], terrorism[36], and Irish Republican Army[37].

Reception

Reviews include 66%[38], 6/10[39], and 55/100[40].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Foreigner's after a work by is recorded as Stephen Leather[41].

Why It Matters

The Foreigner ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,520 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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