The Man in the Moon

1991 film by Robert Mulligan
Movie film Q1195571
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The Man in the Moon

Summary

The Man in the Moon is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,213 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Man in the Moon's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Man in the Moon's director is recorded as Robert Mulligan[4].
  • The Man in the Moon's screenwriter is recorded as Jenny Wingfield[5].
  • The Man in the Moon's composer is recorded as James Newton Howard[6].
  • The Man in the Moon's genre is recorded as romance film[7].
  • The Man in the Moon's genre is recorded as teen film[8].
  • The Man in the Moon's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film[9].
  • The Man in the Moon's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Man in the Moon's cast member is recorded as Reese Witherspoon[11].
  • The Man in the Moon's cast member is recorded as Jason London[12].
  • The Man in the Moon's cast member is recorded as Sam Waterston[13].
  • The Man in the Moon's cast member is recorded as Tess Harper[14].
  • The Man in the Moon's cast member is recorded as Gail Strickland[15].
  • The Man in the Moon's cast member is recorded as Emily Warfield[16].
  • The Man in the Moon's cast member is recorded as Cloris Leachman[17].
  • The Man in the Moon's cast member is recorded as Ernie Lively[18].
  • The Man in the Moon's cast member is recorded as Bentley Mitchum[19].
  • The Man in the Moon's cast member is recorded as Dennis Letts[20].
  • The Man in the Moon's cast member is recorded as Anna Chappell[21].
  • The Man in the Moon's producer is recorded as Mark Rydell[22].
  • The Man in the Moon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2024159941673725440008[23].
  • The Man in the Moon's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[24].
  • The Man in the Moon's director of photography is recorded as Freddie Francis[25].
  • The Man in the Moon's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0102388[26].
  • The Man in the Moon's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Man in the Moon's producer is recorded as Mark Rydell[22]. Its director is recorded as Robert Mulligan[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Jenny Wingfield[5]. Cast members include Reese Witherspoon[11], Jason London[12], Sam Waterston[13], Tess Harper[14], Gail Strickland[15], and Emily Warfield[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1991-10-04T00:00:00Z[28] and +1996-05-16T00:00:00Z[29]. The Man in the Moon's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27]. Genres include romance film[7], teen film[8], coming-of-age film[9], and drama film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 91%[30], 7.9/10[31], and 73/100[32].

Why It Matters

The Man in the Moon ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,213 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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] . 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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . zweitausendeins.de. Retrieved . zweitausendeins.de. Provenance: 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.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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