The Signalman

film directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark
Movie television_film Q7764178
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The Signalman

Summary

The Signalman is a television film[1]. It draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (television_film category, ranking #453 of 3,555).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Signalman's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • The Signalman's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • The Signalman was directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark[5].
  • Andrew Davies wrote the screenplay for The Signalman[6].
  • The Signalman's genre is horror film[7].
  • The Signalman's genre is drama film[8].
  • The Signalman followed The Ash-tree[9].
  • The Signalman was followed by Stigma[10].
  • The Signalman's part of the series is recorded as A Ghost Story for Christmas[11].
  • The Signalman's color is recorded as color[12].
  • The Signalman's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • The Signalman's date of first performance is recorded as December 22, 1976[14].
  • The Signalman's after a work by is recorded as Charles Dickens[15].
  • The Signalman's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7727', 'amount': '+40'}[16].

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Authorship and Creation

The Signalman was directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark[5]. Andrew Davies wrote the screenplay for it[6].

Publication

Genres include horror film[7] and drama film[8]. The Signalman's part of the series is recorded as A Ghost Story for Christmas[11].

Subject and Themes

The Signalman's part of the series is recorded as A Ghost Story for Christmas[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Signalman's after a work by is recorded as Charles Dickens[15]. It followed The Ash-tree[9]. It was followed by Stigma[10].

Why It Matters

The Signalman draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (television_film category, ranking #453 of 3,555).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Richard.Kroon · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tmdb movie id 107275
    Trakt.tv film id 76105
    Follows The Ash-tree
    Genre horror film, drama film
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P2704]]: 10.5240/9462-F87D-ACCE-E3EB-3089-0"
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