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The Legacy

1978 film by Richard Marquand
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The Legacy

Summary

The Legacy is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Legacy's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Legacy's director is recorded as Richard Marquand[4].
  • The Legacy's screenwriter is recorded as Jimmy Sangster[5].
  • The Legacy's composer is recorded as Michael J. Lewis[6].
  • The Legacy's genre is recorded as horror film[7].
  • The Legacy's cast member is recorded as Katharine Ross[8].
  • The Legacy's cast member is recorded as Sam Elliott[9].
  • The Legacy's cast member is recorded as John Standing[10].
  • The Legacy's cast member is recorded as Margaret Tyzack[11].
  • The Legacy's cast member is recorded as Charles Gray[12].
  • The Legacy's cast member is recorded as Lee Montague[13].
  • The Legacy's cast member is recorded as Roger Daltrey[14].
  • The Legacy's cast member is recorded as Ian Hogg[15].
  • The Legacy's producer is recorded as David Foster[16].
  • The Legacy's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015156058[17].
  • The Legacy's director of photography is recorded as Dick Bush[18].
  • The Legacy's director of photography is recorded as Alan Hume[19].
  • The Legacy's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0079450[20].
  • The Legacy's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21].
  • The Legacy's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[22].
  • The Legacy's review score is recorded as 24%[23].
  • The Legacy's review score is recorded as 4.6/10[24].
  • The Legacy's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 672281[25].
  • The Legacy's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[26].
  • The Legacy's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Legacy's producer is recorded as David Foster[16]. Its director is recorded as Richard Marquand[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Jimmy Sangster[5]. Cast members include Katharine Ross[8], Sam Elliott[9], John Standing[10], Margaret Tyzack[11], Charles Gray[12], and Lee Montague[13].

Publication

The Legacy's publication date is recorded as +1978-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21]. Its genre is recorded as horror film[7].

Subject and Themes

The Legacy's main subject is recorded as supernatural[29].

Reception

Reviews include 24%[23] and 4.6/10[24].

Why It Matters

The Legacy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

David Foster film Katharine Ross Netflix Roger Daltrey Sam Elliott United Kingdom United States

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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