The Lion Has Wings

1939 film
Movie film Q3228467
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The Lion Has Wings

Summary

The Lion Has Wings is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Lion Has Wings's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Lion Has Wings's director is recorded as Michael Powell[4].
  • The Lion Has Wings's director is recorded as Brian Desmond Hurst[5].
  • The Lion Has Wings's director is recorded as Adrian Brunel[6].
  • The Lion Has Wings's director is recorded as Alexander Korda[7].
  • The Lion Has Wings's screenwriter is recorded as Adrian Brunel[8].
  • The Lion Has Wings's composer is recorded as Richard Addinsell[9].
  • The Lion Has Wings's genre is recorded as propaganda film[10].
  • The Lion Has Wings's cast member is recorded as Merle Oberon[11].
  • The Lion Has Wings's cast member is recorded as Ralph Richardson[12].
  • The Lion Has Wings's cast member is recorded as June Duprez[13].
  • The Lion Has Wings's cast member is recorded as Anthony Bushell[14].
  • The Lion Has Wings's cast member is recorded as Austin Trevor[15].
  • The Lion Has Wings's cast member is recorded as Flora Robson[16].
  • The Lion Has Wings's cast member is recorded as Robert Douglas[17].
  • The Lion Has Wings's cast member is recorded as Ronald Adam[18].
  • The Lion Has Wings's cast member is recorded as Torin Thatcher[19].
  • The Lion Has Wings's cast member is recorded as John Longden[20].
  • The Lion Has Wings's cast member is recorded as Derrick De Marney[21].
  • The Lion Has Wings's cast member is recorded as Bernard Miles[22].
  • The Lion Has Wings's cast member is recorded as Raymond Huntley[23].
  • The Lion Has Wings's producer is recorded as Ian Dalrymple[24].
  • The Lion Has Wings's production company is recorded as London Films[25].
  • The Lion Has Wings's director of photography is recorded as Osmond Borradaile[26].
  • The Lion Has Wings's director of photography is recorded as Harry Stradling[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Lion Has Wings's producer is recorded as Ian Dalrymple[24]. Directors include Michael Powell[4], Brian Desmond Hurst[5], Adrian Brunel[6], and Alexander Korda[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Adrian Brunel[8]. Cast members include Merle Oberon[11], Ralph Richardson[12], June Duprez[13], Anthony Bushell[14], Austin Trevor[15], and Flora Robson[16].

Publication

The Lion Has Wings's publication date is recorded as +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Its genre is recorded as propaganda film[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include aviation[30], World War II[31], and Battle of Britain[32].

Why It Matters

The Lion Has Wings ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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