The Manitou

1978 film directed by William Girdler
Movie film Q1961817
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The Manitou

Summary

The Manitou is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Manitou's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Manitou's director is recorded as William Girdler[4].
  • The Manitou's screenwriter is recorded as William Girdler[5].
  • The Manitou's screenwriter is recorded as Graham Masterton[6].
  • The Manitou's composer is recorded as Lalo Schifrin[7].
  • The Manitou's genre is recorded as body horror film[8].
  • The Manitou's genre is recorded as Redsploitation[9].
  • The Manitou's genre is recorded as film based on literature[10].
  • The Manitou's based on is recorded as The Manitou[11].
  • The Manitou's cast member is recorded as Tony Curtis[12].
  • The Manitou's cast member is recorded as Susan Strasberg[13].
  • The Manitou's cast member is recorded as Stella Stevens[14].
  • The Manitou's cast member is recorded as Jon Cedar[15].
  • The Manitou's cast member is recorded as Ann Sothern[16].
  • The Manitou's cast member is recorded as Burgess Meredith[17].
  • The Manitou's cast member is recorded as Michael Ansara[18].
  • The Manitou's cast member is recorded as Paul Mantee[19].
  • The Manitou's cast member is recorded as Jeanette Nolan[20].
  • The Manitou's cast member is recorded as Lurene Tuttle[21].
  • The Manitou's producer is recorded as Jon Cedar[22].
  • The Manitou's director of photography is recorded as Michel Hugo[23].
  • The Manitou's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0077904[24].
  • The Manitou's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25].
  • The Manitou's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[26].
  • The Manitou's review score is recorded as 40%[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Manitou's producer is recorded as Jon Cedar[22]. Its director is recorded as William Girdler[4]. Screenwriters include William Girdler[5] and Graham Masterton[6]. Cast members include Tony Curtis[12], Susan Strasberg[13], Stella Stevens[14], Jon Cedar[15], Ann Sothern[16], and Burgess Meredith[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1978-04-15T00:00:00Z[28], +1978-04-28T00:00:00Z[29], +1978-05-18T00:00:00Z[30], +1978-07-28T00:00:00Z[31], +1979-01-23T00:00:00Z[32], and +1979-01-24T00:00:00Z[33]. The Manitou's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25]. Genres include body horror film[8], Redsploitation[9], and film based on literature[10].

Subject and Themes

The Manitou's main subject is recorded as supernatural[34].

Reception

Reviews include 40%[27] and 5.1/10[35].

Why It Matters

The Manitou ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . 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] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] . 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Manitou. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-manitou
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-manitou_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Manitou}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-manitou}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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