The Long Ships

1964 film by Jack Cardiff
Movie film Q1753829
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The Long Ships

Summary

The Long Ships is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Long Ships's image is recorded as Vidfamne.jpg[3].
  • The Long Ships's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Long Ships's director is recorded as Jack Cardiff[5].
  • The Long Ships's screenwriter is recorded as Alan Beverley Cross[6].
  • The Long Ships's screenwriter is recorded as Berkely Mather[7].
  • The Long Ships's screenwriter is recorded as Frans G. Bengtsson[8].
  • The Long Ships's composer is recorded as Dušan Radić[9].
  • The Long Ships's genre is recorded as adventure film[10].
  • The Long Ships's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[11].
  • The Long Ships's genre is recorded as medieval film[12].
  • The Long Ships's based on is recorded as The Long Ships[13].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as Richard Widmark[14].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as Sidney Poitier[15].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as Russ Tamblyn[16].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as Oskar Homolka[17].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as Gordon Jackson[18].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as Colin Blakely[19].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as Beba Lončar[20].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as Rosanna Schiaffino[21].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as Edward Judd[22].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as Lionel Jeffries[23].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as Clifford Evans[24].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as David Lodge[25].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as Henry Oscar[26].
  • The Long Ships's cast member is recorded as Paul Stassino[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Long Ships's producer is recorded as Irving Allen[28]. Its director is recorded as Jack Cardiff[5]. Screenwriters include Alan Beverley Cross[6], Berkely Mather[7], and Frans G. Bengtsson[8]. Cast members include Richard Widmark[14], Sidney Poitier[15], Russ Tamblyn[16], Oskar Homolka[17], Gordon Jackson[18], and Colin Blakely[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1964-03-03T00:00:00Z[29], +1964-04-24T00:00:00Z[30], and +1964-06-24T00:00:00Z[31]. The Long Ships's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include adventure film[10], film based on a novel[11], and medieval film[12].

Reception

Reviews include 4.9/10[33] and 54%[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Long Ships's after a work by is recorded as Frans G. Bengtsson[35].

Why It Matters

The Long Ships ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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