The Hot Rock

1972 film by Peter Yates
Movie film Q1546058
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The Hot Rock

Summary

The Hot Rock is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Hot Rock's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Hot Rock's director is recorded as Peter Yates[4].
  • The Hot Rock's screenwriter is recorded as William Goldman[5].
  • The Hot Rock's composer is recorded as Quincy Jones[6].
  • The Hot Rock's genre is recorded as heist film[7].
  • The Hot Rock's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • The Hot Rock's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[9].
  • The Hot Rock's based on is recorded as The Hot Rock[10].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as Robert Redford[11].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as George Segal[12].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as Ron Leibman[13].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as Paul Sand[14].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as Moses Gunn[15].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as Zero Mostel[16].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as Charlotte Rae[17].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as Charles White[18].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as Christopher Guest[19].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as Ed Bernard[20].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as Gilbert Lewis[21].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as Lee Wallace[22].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as Robert Weil[23].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as William Redfield[24].
  • The Hot Rock's cast member is recorded as Harry Bellaver[25].
  • The Hot Rock's producer is recorded as Bobby Roberts[26].
  • The Hot Rock's director of photography is recorded as Edward R. Brown[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Hot Rock's producer is recorded as Bobby Roberts[26]. Its director is recorded as Peter Yates[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as William Goldman[5]. Cast members include Robert Redford[11], George Segal[12], Ron Leibman[13], Paul Sand[14], Moses Gunn[15], and Zero Mostel[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1972-01-26T00:00:00Z[28], +1972-04-14T00:00:00Z[29], +1972-04-21T00:00:00Z[30], +1972-04-24T00:00:00Z[31], +1972-04-27T00:00:00Z[32], and +1972-05-25T00:00:00Z[33]. The Hot Rock's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[34]. Genres include heist film[7], comedy film[8], and film based on a novel[9].

Reception

Reviews include 6.6/10[35] and 82%[36].

Why It Matters

The Hot Rock ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

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] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: 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] . Q18709181. Retrieved . 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. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . Swedish Film Database. Retrieved . svenskfilmdatabas.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . Filmdienst. Retrieved . filmdienst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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