The Rainmaker

1956 film by Joseph Anthony
Movie film Q1196432
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The Rainmaker

Summary

The Rainmaker is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Rainmaker's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Rainmaker's director is recorded as Joseph Anthony[4].
  • The Rainmaker's screenwriter is recorded as N. Richard Nash[5].
  • The Rainmaker's composer is recorded as Alex North[6].
  • The Rainmaker's genre is recorded as romance film[7].
  • The Rainmaker's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Rainmaker's cast member is recorded as Burt Lancaster[9].
  • The Rainmaker's cast member is recorded as Katharine Hepburn[10].
  • The Rainmaker's cast member is recorded as Wendell Corey[11].
  • The Rainmaker's cast member is recorded as Lloyd Bridges[12].
  • The Rainmaker's cast member is recorded as Earl Holliman[13].
  • The Rainmaker's cast member is recorded as Wallace Ford[14].
  • The Rainmaker's producer is recorded as Hal B. Wallis[15].
  • The Rainmaker's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 176365518[16].
  • The Rainmaker's production company is recorded as Paramount Pictures[17].
  • The Rainmaker's director of photography is recorded as Charles Lang[18].
  • The Rainmaker's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0049653[19].
  • The Rainmaker's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20].
  • The Rainmaker's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[21].
  • The Rainmaker's color is recorded as color[22].
  • The Rainmaker's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 677280[23].
  • The Rainmaker's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • The Rainmaker's publication date is recorded as +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[25].
  • The Rainmaker's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06z8lx[26].
  • The Rainmaker's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Rainmaker's producer is recorded as Hal B. Wallis[15]. Its director is recorded as Joseph Anthony[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as N. Richard Nash[5]. Cast members include Burt Lancaster[9], Katharine Hepburn[10], Wendell Corey[11], Lloyd Bridges[12], Earl Holliman[13], and Wallace Ford[14].

Publication

The Rainmaker's publication date is recorded as +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[25]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20]. Genres include romance film[7] and drama film[8].

Why It Matters

The Rainmaker ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . paramountpictures.com. Retrieved . paramountpictures.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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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