The Pigeon That Took Rome

1962 film by Melville Shavelson
Movie film Q660463
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The Pigeon That Took Rome

Summary

The Pigeon That Took Rome is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Pigeon That Took Rome's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome was directed by Melville Shavelson[4].
  • Melville Shavelson wrote the screenplay for The Pigeon That Took Rome[5].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome's composer is recorded as Alessandro Cicognini[6].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome's genre is comedy film[7].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome's genre is war film[8].
  • A cast member of The Pigeon That Took Rome was Charlton Heston[9].
  • A cast member of The Pigeon That Took Rome was Elsa Martinelli[10].
  • A cast member of The Pigeon That Took Rome was Harry Guardino[11].
  • A cast member of The Pigeon That Took Rome was Brian Donlevy[12].
  • A cast member of The Pigeon That Took Rome was Gary Collins[13].
  • A cast member of The Pigeon That Took Rome was Arthur Shields[14].
  • A cast member of The Pigeon That Took Rome was Rudolph Anders[15].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome was produced by Melville Shavelson[16].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome's director of photography is recorded as Daniel L. Fapp[17].
  • The original language of The Pigeon That Took Rome was English[18].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome was distributed by video on demand[19].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome's color is recorded as black-and-white[20].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome was published on January 1, 1962[22].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[23].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[24].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome's narrative location is recorded as Italy[25].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome's film editor is recorded as Frank Bracht[26].
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Pigeon That Took Rome was produced by Melville Shavelson[16]. It was directed by Melville Shavelson[4]. Melville Shavelson wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Charlton Heston[9], Elsa Martinelli[10], Harry Guardino[11], Brian Donlevy[12], Gary Collins[13], and Arthur Shields[14].

Publication

The Pigeon That Took Rome was published on January 1, 1962[22]. The original language of it was English[18]. Genres include comedy film[7] and war film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[19].

Why It Matters

The Pigeon That Took Rome ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

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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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    Production designer Roland Anderson
    Set in period 1944
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