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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 (7,409 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 image is recorded as Fantasy Worlds of Myth and Magic, EMP, Seattle - The Princess Bride (15197708304).jpg[4].
  • The Princess Bride's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Princess Bride's director is recorded as Rob Reiner[6].
  • The Princess Bride's screenwriter is recorded as William Goldman[7].
  • The Princess Bride's composer is recorded as Mark Knopfler[8].
  • The Princess Bride's genre is recorded as romantic comedy film[9].
  • The Princess Bride's genre is recorded as fantasy film[10].
  • The Princess Bride's genre is recorded as pirate film[11].
  • The Princess Bride's genre is recorded as swashbuckler film[12].
  • The Princess Bride's genre is recorded as sword and sorcery film[13].
  • The Princess Bride's genre is recorded as cinematic fairy tale[14].
  • The Princess Bride's based on is recorded as The Princess Bride[15].
  • The Princess Bride's cast member is recorded as Cary Elwes[16].
  • The Princess Bride's cast member is recorded as Q272972[17].
  • The Princess Bride's cast member is recorded as Mandy Patinkin[18].
  • The Princess Bride's cast member is recorded as André the Giant[19].
  • The Princess Bride's cast member is recorded as Chris Sarandon[20].
  • The Princess Bride's cast member is recorded as Christopher Guest[21].
  • The Princess Bride's cast member is recorded as Wallace Shawn[22].
  • The Princess Bride's cast member is recorded as Fred Savage[23].
  • The Princess Bride's cast member is recorded as Peter Falk[24].
  • The Princess Bride's cast member is recorded as Billy Crystal[25].
  • The Princess Bride's cast member is recorded as Carol Kane[26].
  • The Princess Bride's cast member is recorded as Mel Smith[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Princess Bride's performer is recorded as Mark Knopfler[28]. Producers include Andrew Scheinman[29] and Rob Reiner[30]. Its director is recorded as Rob Reiner[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as William Goldman[7]. Cast members include Cary Elwes[16], Q272972[17], Mandy Patinkin[18], André the Giant[19], Chris Sarandon[20], and Christopher Guest[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1987-11-12T00:00:00Z[31], +1988-10-13T00:00:00Z[32], and +1987-09-25T00:00:00Z[33]. The Princess Bride's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[34]. Genres include romantic comedy film[9], fantasy film[10], pirate film[11], swashbuckler film[12], sword and sorcery film[13], and cinematic fairy tale[14]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[35].

Subject and Themes

The Princess Bride's main subject is recorded as sea piracy[36].

Reception

The Princess Bride received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[3]. Reviews include 8.4/10[37], 96%[38], 7.2/10[39], and 78/100[40].

Why It Matters

The Princess Bride ranks in the top 0.26% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,409 views/month, #245 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . eiga.com. Retrieved . eiga.com. Provenance: 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. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . nientepopcorn.it. Retrieved . nientepopcorn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  36. [32] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  37. [33] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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