The Terminal

2004 film directed by Steven Spielberg
Movie film Q318766
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The Terminal

Summary

The Terminal is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58,568 views/month, #516 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Terminal's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Terminal was directed by Steven Spielberg[4].
  • Sacha Gervasi wrote the screenplay for The Terminal[5].
  • Jeff Nathanson wrote the screenplay for The Terminal[6].
  • The Terminal's composer is recorded as John Williams[7].
  • The Terminal's genre is tragicomedy[8].
  • The Terminal's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Tom Hanks[10].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Catherine Zeta-Jones[11].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Stanley Tucci[12].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Barry Shabaka Henley[13].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Kumar Pallana[14].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Diego Luna[15].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Chi McBride[16].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Zoe Saldaña[17].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Michael Nouri[18].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Jude Ciccolella[19].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Corey Reynolds[20].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Eddie Jones[21].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Guillermo Díaz[22].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Mark Ivanir[23].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Scott Adsit[24].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Mel Rodriguez[25].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Cas Anvar[26].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Kenneth Choi[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 2004-06-15[30]

  • Genre(s): classical[31]

  • Community tags: classical, film score, score, soundtrack[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5f84f68a-826e-3e9c-a723-088c4dacb776[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Laurie MacDonald[34], Steven Spielberg[35], Walter F. Parkes[36], and Andrew Niccol[37]. The Terminal was directed by Steven Spielberg[4]. Screenwriters include Sacha Gervasi[5] and Jeff Nathanson[6]. Cast members include Tom Hanks[10], Catherine Zeta-Jones[11], Stanley Tucci[12], Barry Shabaka Henley[13], Kumar Pallana[14], and Diego Luna[15].

Publication

Publication dates include June 15, 2004[38], June 18, 2004[39], October 6, 2004[40], and October 7, 2004[41]. Original languages include Russian[42], English[43], and French[44]. Genres include tragicomedy[8] and drama film[9]. The Terminal was distributed by video on demand[45].

Subject and Themes

The Terminal's main subject is aviation[46].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[47], 55/100[48], and 61%[49].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Mehran Karimi Nasseri inspired The Terminal[50].

Why It Matters

The Terminal ranks in the top 0.55% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58,568 views/month, #516 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  41. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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