The Promise

1994 film by Margarethe von Trotta
Movie film Q325355
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The Promise

Summary

The Promise is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Promise's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Promise's director is recorded as Margarethe von Trotta[4].
  • The Promise's screenwriter is recorded as Peter Schneider[5].
  • The Promise's screenwriter is recorded as Felice Laudadio[6].
  • The Promise's screenwriter is recorded as Margarethe von Trotta[7].
  • The Promise's composer is recorded as Jürgen Knieper[8].
  • The Promise's genre is recorded as comedy drama[9].
  • The Promise's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Meret Becker[11].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Corinna Harfouch[12].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Anian Zollner[13].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as August Zirner[14].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Eva Mattes[15].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Pierre Besson[16].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Hans Kremer[17].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Dieter Mann[18].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Simone von Zglinicki[19].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Ruth Glöss[20].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Jean-Yves Gautier[21].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Ulrike Krumbiegel[22].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Tina Engel[23].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Monika Hansen[24].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Klaus Piontek[25].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Sven Lehmann[26].
  • The Promise's cast member is recorded as Otto Sander[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Promise's producer is recorded as Eberhard Junkersdorf[28]. Its director is recorded as Margarethe von Trotta[4]. Screenwriters include Peter Schneider[5], Felice Laudadio[6], and Margarethe von Trotta[7]. Cast members include Meret Becker[11], Corinna Harfouch[12], Anian Zollner[13], August Zirner[14], Eva Mattes[15], and Pierre Besson[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1994-01-01T00:00:00Z[29] and +1995-02-16T00:00:00Z[30]. The Promise's original language of film or TV show is recorded as German[31]. Genres include comedy drama[9] and drama film[10].

Subject and Themes

The Promise's main subject is recorded as separation of Germany[32].

Reception

Reviews include 6.4/10[33] and 67%[34].

Why It Matters

The Promise ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: 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.
  26. [28] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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