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The Princess Bride

1987 film directed by Rob Reiner
Movie film Q506418
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The Princess Bride

Summary

The Princess Bride is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,031 views/month, #245 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Princess Bride received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[3].
  • The Princess Bride's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Princess Bride was directed by Rob Reiner[5].
  • William Goldman wrote the screenplay for The Princess Bride[6].
  • The Princess Bride's composer is recorded as Mark Knopfler[7].
  • The Princess Bride's genre is romantic comedy film[8].
  • The Princess Bride's genre is fantasy film[9].
  • The Princess Bride's genre is pirate film[10].
  • The Princess Bride's genre is swashbuckler film[11].
  • The Princess Bride's genre is sword and sorcery film[12].
  • The Princess Bride's genre is cinematic fairy tale[13].
  • The Princess Bride's based on is recorded as The Princess Bride[14].
  • A cast member of The Princess Bride was Cary Elwes[15].
  • A cast member of The Princess Bride was Q272972[16].
  • A cast member of The Princess Bride was Mandy Patinkin[17].
  • A cast member of The Princess Bride was André the Giant[18].
  • A cast member of The Princess Bride was Chris Sarandon[19].
  • A cast member of The Princess Bride was Christopher Guest[20].
  • A cast member of The Princess Bride was Wallace Shawn[21].
  • A cast member of The Princess Bride was Fred Savage[22].
  • A cast member of The Princess Bride was Peter Falk[23].
  • A cast member of The Princess Bride was Billy Crystal[24].
  • A cast member of The Princess Bride was Carol Kane[25].
  • A cast member of The Princess Bride was Mel Smith[26].
  • A cast member of The Princess Bride was Anne Dyson[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Princess Bride was performed by Mark Knopfler[28]. Producers include Andrew Scheinman[29] and Rob Reiner[30]. It was directed by Rob Reiner[5]. William Goldman wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Cary Elwes[15], Q272972[16], Mandy Patinkin[17], André the Giant[18], Chris Sarandon[19], and Christopher Guest[20].

Publication

Publication dates include November 12, 1987[31], October 13, 1988[32], and September 25, 1987[33]. The original language of The Princess Bride was English[34]. Genres include romantic comedy film[8], fantasy film[9], pirate film[10], swashbuckler film[11], sword and sorcery film[12], and cinematic fairy tale[13]. It is part of National Film Registry[35]. It was distributed by video on demand[36].

Subject and Themes

The Princess Bride's main subject is sea piracy[37].

Reception

The Princess Bride received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[3]. Reviews include 8.4/10[38], 96%[39], 7.2/10[40], and 78/100[41].

Why It Matters

The Princess Bride ranks in the top 0.26% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,031 views/month, #245 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What awards did The Princess Bride receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[3].

Related Entities

André the Giant Australia Billy Crystal Carol Kane Cary Elwes Chris Sarandon film Fred Savage Mandy Patinkin Mark Knopfler Museum of Modern Art Netflix Peter Falk Rob Reiner United States Wallace Shawn William Goldman

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . eiga.com. Retrieved . eiga.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [40] ↑ . nientepopcorn.it. Retrieved . nientepopcorn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [31] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  37. [32] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  38. [33] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 1572
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14587]]: 1572, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296492873|プリンセス・ブライド・ストーリー (#296492873)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8113|1SCREEN movies]] "
  2. 21d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Norman Garwood
    Described by source → The 200 films to see before you almost grow up
    Publication date → +1987-11-12T00:00:00Z, +1988-10-13T00:00:00Z, +1987-09-25T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → William Goldman
    + 54 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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