The Paper

1994 film by Ron Howard
Movie film Q1747211
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The Paper

Summary

The Paper is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Paper's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Paper's director is recorded as Ron Howard[4].
  • The Paper's screenwriter is recorded as David Koepp[5].
  • The Paper's composer is recorded as Randy Newman[6].
  • The Paper's genre is recorded as comedy drama[7].
  • The Paper's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Michael Keaton[9].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Glenn Close[10].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Marisa Tomei[11].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Randy Quaid[12].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Robert Duvall[13].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Jason Robards[14].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Bruce Altman[15].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Catherine O'Hara[16].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Clint Howard[17].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Edward Hibbert[18].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Geoffrey Owens[19].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Jack Kehoe[20].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Jack McGee[21].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Jason Alexander[22].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Jill Hennessy[23].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Lynne Thigpen[24].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Roma Maffia[25].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as Spalding Gray[26].
  • The Paper's cast member is recorded as William Prince[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Brian Grazer[28] and David Koepp[29]. The Paper's director is recorded as Ron Howard[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as David Koepp[5]. Cast members include Michael Keaton[9], Glenn Close[10], Marisa Tomei[11], Randy Quaid[12], Robert Duvall[13], and Jason Robards[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1994-06-02T00:00:00Z[30] and +1994-01-01T00:00:00Z[31]. The Paper's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include comedy drama[7] and comedy film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 88%[33] and 7/10[34].

Why It Matters

The Paper ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: 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. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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