The Philadelphia Experiment

1984 film directed by Stewart Raffill
Movie film Q1170100
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The Philadelphia Experiment

Summary

The Philadelphia Experiment is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Philadelphia Experiment's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's director is recorded as Stewart Raffill[4].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's screenwriter is recorded as William Gray[5].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's screenwriter is recorded as Don Jakoby[6].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's screenwriter is recorded as Charles Berlitz[7].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's composer is recorded as Kenneth Wannberg[8].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's genre is recorded as action film[9].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's genre is recorded as science fiction film[10].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's genre is recorded as mystery film[12].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's genre is recorded as biographical film[13].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's genre is recorded as time-travel film[14].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's based on is recorded as Philadelphia Experiment[15].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's followed by is recorded as Philadelphia Experiment II[16].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's cast member is recorded as Michael Paré[17].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's cast member is recorded as Nancy Allen[18].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's cast member is recorded as Eric Christmas[19].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's cast member is recorded as Bobby Di Cicco[20].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's cast member is recorded as Louise Latham[21].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's cast member is recorded as Stephen Tobolowsky[22].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's cast member is recorded as Glenn Morshower[23].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's cast member is recorded as Pamela Brull[24].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's cast member is recorded as Rodney Saulsberry[25].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's producer is recorded as John Carpenter[26].
  • The Philadelphia Experiment's producer is recorded as Joel B. Michaels[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include John Carpenter[26] and Joel B. Michaels[27]. The Philadelphia Experiment's director is recorded as Stewart Raffill[4]. Screenwriters include William Gray[5], Don Jakoby[6], and Charles Berlitz[7]. Cast members include Michael Paré[17], Nancy Allen[18], Eric Christmas[19], Bobby Di Cicco[20], Louise Latham[21], and Stephen Tobolowsky[22].

Publication

Publication dates include +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1985-01-11T00:00:00Z[29], and +1984-08-03T00:00:00Z[30]. The Philadelphia Experiment's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include action film[9], science fiction film[10], drama film[11], mystery film[12], biographical film[13], and time-travel film[14].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include time travel[32] and World War II[33].

Reception

Reviews include 5.1/10[34] and 50%[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Philadelphia Experiment's followed by is recorded as Philadelphia Experiment II[16].

Why It Matters

The Philadelphia Experiment ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 11 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] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: 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. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . 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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