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The Passionate Friends

1949 film by David Lean
Movie film Q3230478
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The Passionate Friends

Summary

The Passionate Friends is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Passionate Friends's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Passionate Friends's director is recorded as David Lean[4].
  • The Passionate Friends's screenwriter is recorded as Eric Ambler[5].
  • The Passionate Friends's screenwriter is recorded as H. G. Wells[6].
  • The Passionate Friends's screenwriter is recorded as David Lean[7].
  • The Passionate Friends's composer is recorded as Richard Addinsell[8].
  • The Passionate Friends's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Passionate Friends's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[10].
  • The Passionate Friends's based on is recorded as The Passionate Friends: A Novel[11].
  • The Passionate Friends's followed by is recorded as An Englishman Looks at the World[12].
  • The Passionate Friends's cast member is recorded as Ann Todd[13].
  • The Passionate Friends's cast member is recorded as Claude Rains[14].
  • The Passionate Friends's cast member is recorded as Trevor Howard[15].
  • The Passionate Friends's cast member is recorded as Wilfrid Hyde-White[16].
  • The Passionate Friends's producer is recorded as Ronald Neame[17].
  • The Passionate Friends's director of photography is recorded as Guy Green[18].
  • The Passionate Friends's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0041735[19].
  • The Passionate Friends's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20].
  • The Passionate Friends's color is recorded as black-and-white[21].
  • The Passionate Friends's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 967526[22].
  • The Passionate Friends's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[23].
  • The Passionate Friends's publication date is recorded as +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[24].
  • The Passionate Friends's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dstrn[25].
  • The Passionate Friends's distributed by is recorded as General Film Distributors[26].
  • The Passionate Friends's PORT film ID is recorded as 111858[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Passionate Friends's producer is recorded as Ronald Neame[17]. Its director is recorded as David Lean[4]. Screenwriters include Eric Ambler[5], H. G. Wells[6], and David Lean[7]. Cast members include Ann Todd[13], Claude Rains[14], Trevor Howard[15], and Wilfrid Hyde-White[16].

Publication

The Passionate Friends's publication date is recorded as +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[24]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20]. Genres include drama film[9] and film based on a novel[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Passionate Friends's followed by is recorded as An Englishman Looks at the World[12].

Why It Matters

The Passionate Friends ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Claude Rains David Lean film H. G. Wells Trevor Howard United Kingdom

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.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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