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The One That Got Away

1957 British film directed by Roy Ward Baker
Movie film Q224926
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Summary

The One That Got Away is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (327 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The One That Got Away's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The One That Got Away was directed by Roy Ward Baker[4].
  • Howard Clewes wrote the screenplay for The One That Got Away[5].
  • The One That Got Away's composer is recorded as Hubert Clifford[6].
  • The One That Got Away's genre is war film[7].
  • A cast member of The One That Got Away was Hardy Krüger[8].
  • A cast member of The One That Got Away was Michael Goodliffe[9].
  • A cast member of The One That Got Away was Colin Gordon[10].
  • A cast member of The One That Got Away was Alec McCowen[11].
  • A cast member of The One That Got Away was Terence Alexander[12].
  • A cast member of The One That Got Away was Jack Gwillim[13].
  • A cast member of The One That Got Away was Richard Marner[14].
  • A cast member of The One That Got Away was Stratford Johns[15].
  • A cast member of The One That Got Away was George Mikell[16].
  • The One That Got Away was produced by Julian Wintle[17].
  • The One That Got Away's director of photography is recorded as Eric Cross[18].
  • The original language of The One That Got Away was English[19].
  • The One That Got Away was distributed by video on demand[20].
  • The One That Got Away's color is recorded as color[21].
  • The One That Got Away's color is recorded as black-and-white[22].
  • The One That Got Away's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[23].
  • The One That Got Away's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • The One That Got Away was published on January 1, 1957[25].
  • The One That Got Away was released on November 22, 1957[26].
  • The One That Got Away was published on December 20, 1957[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The One That Got Away was produced by Julian Wintle[17]. It was directed by Roy Ward Baker[4]. Howard Clewes wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Hardy Krüger[8], Michael Goodliffe[9], Colin Gordon[10], Alec McCowen[11], Terence Alexander[12], and Jack Gwillim[13].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1957[25], November 22, 1957[26], December 20, 1957[27], and April 22, 1958[28]. The original language of The One That Got Away was English[19]. Its genre is war film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[20].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include aviation[29], World War II[30], and Battle of Britain[31].

Why It Matters

The One That Got Away ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (327 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

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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] ↑ . 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. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . 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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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 50803
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 50803, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 53464
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 53464, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1957-11-22T00:00:00Z, +1957-12-20T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Howard Clewes
    Duration → {'amount': '+106'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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