The Player

1992 film directed by Robert Altman
Movie film Q1551573
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The Player

Summary

The Player is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,390 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Player's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Player was directed by Robert Altman[4].
  • Michael Tolkin wrote the screenplay for The Player[5].
  • The Player's composer is recorded as Thomas Newman[6].
  • The Player's genre is drama film[7].
  • The Player's genre is crime film[8].
  • The Player's based on is recorded as The Player[9].
  • A cast member of The Player was Tim Robbins[10].
  • A cast member of The Player was Cynthia Stevenson[11].
  • A cast member of The Player was Greta Scacchi[12].
  • A cast member of The Player was Peter Gallagher[13].
  • A cast member of The Player was Brion James[14].
  • A cast member of The Player was Vincent D'Onofrio[15].
  • A cast member of The Player was Whoopi Goldberg[16].
  • A cast member of The Player was Fred Ward[17].
  • A cast member of The Player was Sydney Pollack[18].
  • A cast member of The Player was Richard E. Grant[19].
  • A cast member of The Player was Christopher Walken[20].
  • A cast member of The Player was Jeff Goldblum[21].
  • A cast member of The Player was Burt Reynolds[22].
  • A cast member of The Player was Malcolm McDowell[23].
  • A cast member of The Player was Julia Roberts[24].
  • A cast member of The Player was Bruce Willis[25].
  • A cast member of The Player was Susan Sarandon[26].
  • A cast member of The Player was Dean Stockwell[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Player was directed by Robert Altman[4]. Michael Tolkin wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Tim Robbins[10], Cynthia Stevenson[11], Greta Scacchi[12], Peter Gallagher[13], Brion James[14], and Vincent D'Onofrio[15].

Publication

Genres include drama film[7] and crime film[8].

Why It Matters

The Player ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,390 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → Michael Tolkin
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1877]]: [[Q1723417]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788062380436"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 105151
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 105151, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 6004
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 8685, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  4. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 31599
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create [[Property:P14671]] statements based on [[Property:P2676]] qualifier"
  5. 10w ago · Mullanur · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rars rating → 18+
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2637]]: [[Q23308564]]"
  6. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1992-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1992-07-02T00:00:00Z, +1992-04-10T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Michael Tolkin
    Duration → {'amount': '+124'}
    Mpa film rating → R
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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