The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes

1937 German film by Eduard von Borsody, Karl Hartl
Movie film Q469480
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The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes

Summary

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was directed by Karl Hartl[4].
  • The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was directed by Eduard von Borsody[5].
  • Robert A. Stemmle wrote the screenplay for The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes[6].
  • Karl Hartl wrote the screenplay for The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes[7].
  • The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes's composer is recorded as Hans Sommer[8].
  • The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes's genre is crime film[9].
  • The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes's genre is comedy film[10].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Hans Albers[11].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Heinz Rühmann[12].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Angelo Ferrari[13].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Harry Hardt[14].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Hans Junkermann[15].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Hans Richter[16].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Marieluise Claudius[17].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Hansi Knoteck[18].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Hilde Weissner[19].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Siegfried Schürenberg[20].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Paul Bildt[21].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Ernst Legal[22].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Fred Goebel[23].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Ernst Waldow[24].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Willi Schur[25].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Clemens Hasse[26].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was Eduard von Winterstein[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was produced by Alfred Greven[28]. Directors include Karl Hartl[4] and Eduard von Borsody[5]. Screenwriters include Robert A. Stemmle[6] and Karl Hartl[7]. Cast members include Hans Albers[11], Heinz Rühmann[12], Angelo Ferrari[13], Harry Hardt[14], Hans Junkermann[15], and Hans Richter[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1937[29] and July 15, 1937[30]. The original language of The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was German[31]. Genres include crime film[9] and comedy film[10].

Why It Matters

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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