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The Riddle of the Sands

1979 film directed by Tony Maylam
Movie film Q7760684
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The Riddle of the Sands

Summary

The Riddle of the Sands is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Riddle of the Sands's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's director is recorded as Tony Maylam[4].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's composer is recorded as Howard Blake[5].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's genre is recorded as adventure film[6].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's based on is recorded as The Riddle of the Sands[7].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's cast member is recorded as Michael York[8].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's cast member is recorded as Simon MacCorkindale[9].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's cast member is recorded as Jenny Agutter[10].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's cast member is recorded as Alan Badel[11].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's cast member is recorded as Olga Lowe[12].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's cast member is recorded as Hans Meyer[13].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's director of photography is recorded as Christopher Challis[14].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0079808[15].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[16].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's color is recorded as color[17].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 650836[18].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[19].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's country of origin is recorded as Australia[20].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's publication date is recorded as +1979-01-01T00:00:00Z[21].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h66z74[22].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's distributed by is recorded as The Rank Organisation[23].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's narrative location is recorded as Germany[24].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's PORT film ID is recorded as 50963[25].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's Rotten Tomatoes ID is recorded as m/riddle_of_the_sands[26].
  • The Riddle of the Sands's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Riddle of the Sands'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Riddle of the Sands's director is recorded as Tony Maylam[4]. Cast members include Michael York[8], Simon MacCorkindale[9], Jenny Agutter[10], Alan Badel[11], Olga Lowe[12], and Hans Meyer[13].

Publication

The Riddle of the Sands's publication date is recorded as +1979-01-01T00:00:00Z[21]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[16]. Its genre is recorded as adventure film[6].

Why It Matters

The Riddle of the Sands ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Australia film Germany Jenny Agutter Michael York United Kingdom

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] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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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