The French Detective

1975 film by Pierre Granier-Deferre
Movie film Q357086
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The French Detective

Summary

The French Detective is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The French Detective's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The French Detective's director is recorded as Pierre Granier-Deferre[4].
  • The French Detective's screenwriter is recorded as Francis Veber[5].
  • The French Detective's composer is recorded as Philippe Sarde[6].
  • The French Detective's genre is recorded as comedy thriller[7].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Lino Ventura[8].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Patrick Dewaere[9].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Claude Rich[10].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Victor Lanoux[11].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Françoise Brion[12].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Julien Guiomar[13].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Christine Laurent[14].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Claude Brosset[15].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Dominique Zardi[16].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Ève Francis[17].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Gérard Dessalles[18].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Gérard Hérold[19].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Henri Attal[20].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Henri Lambert[21].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Jacques Rispal[22].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Jacques Serres[23].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Jean-Yves Gautier[24].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Lionel Vitrant[25].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Michel Beaune[26].
  • The French Detective's cast member is recorded as Michel Peyrelon[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The French Detective's producer is recorded as Georges Dancigers[28]. Its director is recorded as Pierre Granier-Deferre[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Francis Veber[5]. Cast members include Lino Ventura[8], Patrick Dewaere[9], Claude Rich[10], Victor Lanoux[11], Françoise Brion[12], and Julien Guiomar[13].

Publication

Publication dates include +1975-12-10T00:00:00Z[29], +1976-01-29T00:00:00Z[30], +1976-02-02T00:00:00Z[31], +1976-06-10T00:00:00Z[32], +1976-11-09T00:00:00Z[33], and +1978-04-14T00:00:00Z[34]. The French Detective's original language of film or TV show is recorded as French[35]. Its genre is recorded as comedy thriller[7].

Why It Matters

The French Detective ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

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] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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