The Lady Vanishes

1938 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Movie film Q500044
The Lady Vanishes
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The Lady Vanishes

Summary

The Lady Vanishes is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,819 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Lady Vanishes's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Lady Vanishes was directed by Alfred Hitchcock[4].
  • Sidney Gilliat wrote the screenplay for The Lady Vanishes[5].
  • Frank Launder wrote the screenplay for The Lady Vanishes[6].
  • Ethel Lina White wrote the screenplay for The Lady Vanishes[7].
  • The Lady Vanishes's composer is recorded as Charles Williams[8].
  • The Lady Vanishes was published by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[9].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is thriller film[10].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is comedy thriller[11].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is crime film[12].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is detective film[13].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is mystery film[14].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is comedy film[15].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is suspense film[16].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is psychological drama film[17].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is drama film[18].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is crime thriller film[19].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is spy film[20].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is romance film[21].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is crime drama film[22].
  • The Lady Vanishes's genre is psychological thriller film[23].
  • The Lady Vanishes's based on is recorded as The Wheel Spins[24].
  • A cast member of The Lady Vanishes was Margaret Lockwood[25].
  • A cast member of The Lady Vanishes was Michael Redgrave[26].
  • A cast member of The Lady Vanishes was Paul Lukas[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Lady Vanishes was published by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[9]. It was produced by Edward Black[28]. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock[4]. Screenwriters include Sidney Gilliat[5], Frank Launder[6], and Ethel Lina White[7]. Cast members include Margaret Lockwood[25], Michael Redgrave[26], Paul Lukas[27], May Whitty[29], Cecil Parker[30], and Linden Travers[31].

Publication

Publication dates include October 7, 1938[32], November 1, 1938[33], November 13, 1976[34], and January 2, 1939[35]. Original languages include English[36], German[37], French[38], and Italian[39]. Genres include thriller film[10], comedy thriller[11], crime film[12], detective film[13], mystery film[14], and comedy film[15]. Recorded distribution format include clip art[40] and video on demand[41].

Reception

Reviews include 8.3/10[42], 98%[43], 98/100[44], and 7.7/10[45].

Why It Matters

The Lady Vanishes ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,819 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

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.
  7. [9] . worldcat.org. worldcat.org. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] . wikidata.org.
  34. [40] . wikidata.org.
  35. [41] . wikidata.org.
  36. [42] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [43] . wikidata.org.
  38. [44] . wikidata.org.
  39. [45] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  40. [32] . wikidata.org.
  41. [33] . wikidata.org.
  42. [34] . wikidata.org.
  43. [35] . 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. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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