The Man Who Played God

1932 film by John G. Adolfi
Movie film Q1749792
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The Man Who Played God

Summary

The Man Who Played God is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Man Who Played God's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Man Who Played God was directed by John G. Adolfi[4].
  • Julien Josephson wrote the screenplay for The Man Who Played God[5].
  • The Man Who Played God's composer is recorded as Leo F. Forbstein[6].
  • The Man Who Played God is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].
  • The Man Who Played God's genre is drama film[8].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was George Arliss[9].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Bette Davis[10].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Louise Closser Hale[11].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Violet Heming[12].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Oscar Apfel[13].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Hedda Hopper[14].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Eddie Graham[15].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Ray Milland[16].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Paul Panzer[17].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Leo White[18].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was André Luguet[19].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Donald Cook[20].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Elspeth Dudgeon[21].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Ivan Simpson[22].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Michael Visaroff[23].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Murray Kinnell[24].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Paul Porcasi[25].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Russell Hopton[26].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Played God was Wade Boteler[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Man Who Played God was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck[28]. It was directed by John G. Adolfi[4]. Julien Josephson wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include George Arliss[9], Bette Davis[10], Louise Closser Hale[11], Violet Heming[12], Oscar Apfel[13], and Hedda Hopper[14].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1932[29], February 9, 1932[30], and February 20, 1932[31]. The original language of The Man Who Played God was English[32]. Its genre is drama film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Subject and Themes

The Man Who Played God is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].

Why It Matters

The Man Who Played God has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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