The Great Impostor

1961 film by Robert Mulligan
Movie film Q787765
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The Great Impostor

Summary

The Great Impostor is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Great Impostor's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Great Impostor was directed by Robert Mulligan[4].
  • Robert Crichton wrote the screenplay for The Great Impostor[5].
  • The Great Impostor's composer is recorded as Henry Mancini[6].
  • The Great Impostor's genre is biographical film[7].
  • The Great Impostor's genre is comedy drama[8].
  • The Great Impostor's genre is comedy film[9].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Tony Curtis[10].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Frank Gorshin[11].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Gary Merrill[12].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Edmond O'Brien[13].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Arthur O'Connell[14].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Karl Malden[15].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Raymond Massey[16].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Joan Blackman[17].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Robert Middleton[18].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Jeanette Nolan[19].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Sue Ane Langdon[20].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Larry Gates[21].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Dick Sargent[22].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Philip Ahn[23].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Herbert Rudley[24].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Jerry Paris[25].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Harry Carey[26].
  • A cast member of The Great Impostor was Bing Russell[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Great Impostor was produced by Robert Arthur[28]. It was directed by Robert Mulligan[4]. Robert Crichton wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Tony Curtis[10], Frank Gorshin[11], Gary Merrill[12], Edmond O'Brien[13], Arthur O'Connell[14], and Karl Malden[15].

Publication

The Great Impostor was released on January 1, 1961[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include biographical film[7], comedy drama[8], and comedy film[9].

Why It Matters

The Great Impostor ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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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.
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  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.
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  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. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 53879
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 53879, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 171299
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 171299, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Production designer → Henry Bumstead
    P14449 → 135913
    Producer → Robert Arthur
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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