The Thing That Couldn't Die

1958 film directed by Will Cowan
Movie film Q2540443
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Summary

The Thing That Couldn't Die is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Thing That Couldn't Die's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die was directed by Will Cowan[4].
  • David Duncan wrote the screenplay for The Thing That Couldn't Die[5].
  • David Duncan wrote the screenplay for The Thing That Couldn't Die[6].
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die's composer is recorded as Henry Mancini[7].
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die's genre is horror film[8].
  • A cast member of The Thing That Couldn't Die was William Reynolds[9].
  • A cast member of The Thing That Couldn't Die was James Anderson[10].
  • A cast member of The Thing That Couldn't Die was Andra Martin[11].
  • A cast member of The Thing That Couldn't Die was Jeffrey Stone[12].
  • A cast member of The Thing That Couldn't Die was Peggy Converse[13].
  • A cast member of The Thing That Couldn't Die was Robin Hughes[14].
  • A cast member of The Thing That Couldn't Die was Forrest Lewis[15].
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die's director of photography is recorded as Russell Metty[16].
  • The original language of The Thing That Couldn't Die was English[17].
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die's Commons category is recorded as The Thing That Couldn't Die[18].
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die was released on January 1, 1958[21].
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die's distributed by is recorded as Universal Pictures[22].
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die's film editor is recorded as Edward Curtiss[23].
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "The Thing That Couldn't Die"}[24].
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'minute', 'amount': '+69'}[25].
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die's RCQ classification is recorded as G[26].

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Authorship and Creation

The Thing That Couldn't Die was directed by Will Cowan[4]. Screenwriters include David Duncan[5]. Cast members include William Reynolds[9], James Anderson[10], Andra Martin[11], Jeffrey Stone[12], Peggy Converse[13], and Robin Hughes[14].

Publication

The Thing That Couldn't Die was published on January 1, 1958[21]. The original language of it was English[17]. Its genre is horror film[8].

Why It Matters

The Thing That Couldn't Die ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . rcq.gouv.qc.ca. rcq.gouv.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 167564
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 167564, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269267|batch #269267]]"
  2. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14571 → 424347
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39375|batch #39375]]: Add P14571 statement based on Rating certificate id qualifier of Rcq classification statement"
  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 173085
    Rcq classification → G
    Publication date → +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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