The Sweeney

2012 film directed by Nick Love
Movie film Q166870
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The Sweeney

Summary

The Sweeney is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Sweeney's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Sweeney's director is recorded as Nick Love[4].
  • The Sweeney's screenwriter is recorded as Nick Love[5].
  • The Sweeney's composer is recorded as Lorne Balfe[6].
  • The Sweeney's genre is recorded as crime film[7].
  • The Sweeney's genre is recorded as action film[8].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Ray Winstone[9].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Plan B[10].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Damian Lewis[11].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Hayley Atwell[12].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Steven Mackintosh[13].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Allen Leech[14].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Alan Ford[15].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Steven Waddington[16].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Caroline Chikezie[17].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Allan Corduner[18].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Ed Skrein[19].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Kara Tointon[20].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Joan Blackham[21].
  • The Sweeney's cast member is recorded as Julia Deakin[22].
  • The Sweeney's producer is recorded as Allan Niblo[23].
  • The Sweeney's production company is recorded as Vertigo Films[24].
  • The Sweeney's director of photography is recorded as Simon Dennis[25].
  • The Sweeney's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0857190[26].
  • The Sweeney's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Sweeney's producer is recorded as Allan Niblo[23]. Its director is recorded as Nick Love[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Nick Love[5]. Cast members include Ray Winstone[9], Plan B[10], Damian Lewis[11], Hayley Atwell[12], Steven Mackintosh[13], and Allen Leech[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +2012-09-12T00:00:00Z[28], +2012-01-01T00:00:00Z[29], +2013-02-28T00:00:00Z[30], and +2013-03-28T00:00:00Z[31]. The Sweeney's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27]. Genres include crime film[7] and action film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 46%[32], 5.1/10[33], and 48/100[34].

Why It Matters

The Sweeney ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

References

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

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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. 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.

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