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The Petrified Forest

1936 film by Archie Mayo
Movie film Q953939
The Petrified Forest
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The Petrified Forest

Summary

The Petrified Forest is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Petrified Forest's image is recorded as Bogart Howard Davis Petrified Forest.jpg[3].
  • The Petrified Forest's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Petrified Forest's director is recorded as Archie Mayo[5].
  • The Petrified Forest's screenwriter is recorded as Delmer Daves[6].
  • The Petrified Forest's composer is recorded as Bernhard Kaun[7].
  • The Petrified Forest's genre is recorded as film noir[8].
  • The Petrified Forest's genre is recorded as crime film[9].
  • The Petrified Forest's genre is recorded as film based on literature[10].
  • The Petrified Forest's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • The Petrified Forest's cast member is recorded as Leslie Howard[12].
  • The Petrified Forest's cast member is recorded as Bette Davis[13].
  • The Petrified Forest's cast member is recorded as Humphrey Bogart[14].
  • The Petrified Forest's cast member is recorded as Genevieve Tobin[15].
  • The Petrified Forest's cast member is recorded as Dick Foran[16].
  • The Petrified Forest's cast member is recorded as Porter Hall[17].
  • The Petrified Forest's cast member is recorded as Charley Grapewin[18].
  • The Petrified Forest's cast member is recorded as Joe Sawyer[19].
  • The Petrified Forest's cast member is recorded as Paul Harvey[20].
  • The Petrified Forest's cast member is recorded as Gus Leonard[21].
  • The Petrified Forest's cast member is recorded as Arthur Aylesworth[22].
  • The Petrified Forest's producer is recorded as Hal B. Wallis[23].
  • The Petrified Forest's production company is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[24].
  • The Petrified Forest's director of photography is recorded as Sol Polito[25].
  • The Petrified Forest's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0028096[26].
  • The Petrified Forest's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Petrified Forest's producer is recorded as Hal B. Wallis[23]. Its director is recorded as Archie Mayo[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Delmer Daves[6]. Cast members include Leslie Howard[12], Bette Davis[13], Humphrey Bogart[14], Genevieve Tobin[15], Dick Foran[16], and Porter Hall[17].

Publication

The Petrified Forest's publication date is recorded as +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27]. Genres include film noir[8], crime film[9], film based on literature[10], and drama film[11].

Reception

Reviews include 7.5/10[29] and 100%[30].

Why It Matters

The Petrified Forest ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Arizona Bette Davis film Hal B. Wallis Humphrey Bogart Leslie Howard Netflix United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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