The Rat

1918 film by Harry Piel
Movie film Q19760881
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The Rat

Summary

The Rat is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Rat's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Rat was directed by Harry Piel[4].
  • Harry Piel wrote the screenplay for The Rat[5].
  • Richard Hutter wrote the screenplay for The Rat[6].
  • Joe May wrote the screenplay for The Rat[7].
  • The Rat's composer is recorded as Philipp Silber[8].
  • The Rat's genre is silent film[9].
  • The Rat's genre is crime film[10].
  • A cast member of The Rat was Heinrich Schroth[11].
  • The Rat was produced by Joe May[12].
  • The Rat's director of photography is recorded as Max Lutze[13].
  • The original language of The Rat was German[14].
  • The Rat's color is recorded as black-and-white[15].
  • The Rat's country of origin is recorded as Germany[16].
  • The Rat was published on 1918[17].
  • The Rat's distributed by is recorded as UFA[18].
  • The Rat's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Ratte'}[19].
  • The Rat's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+72'}[20].
  • The Rat's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[21].
  • The Rat's copyright status is recorded as public domain[22].

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Authorship and Creation

The Rat was produced by Joe May[12]. It was directed by Harry Piel[4]. Screenwriters include Harry Piel[5], Richard Hutter[6], and Joe May[7]. A cast member of it was Heinrich Schroth[11].

Publication

The Rat was published on 1918[17]. The original language of it was German[14]. Genres include silent film[9] and crime film[10].

Why It Matters

The Rat ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

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] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color black-and-white
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+72'}
    Instance of film
    Screenwriter Harry Piel, Richard Hutter, Joe May
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 115494, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269271|batch #269271]]"
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