The Tingler

1959 film directed by William Castle
Movie film Q1557904
The Tingler
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Summary

The Tingler is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,218 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: William Castle[3]
  • Screenwriter: Robb White[4]
  • Genre: horror film[5], science fiction film[6], monster film[7], mystery film[8], science fiction horror film[9], suspense film[10], thriller film[11]
  • Cast member: Vincent Price[12], Judith Evelyn[13], Darryl Hickman[14], Patricia Cutts[15], Dallas McKennon[16], William Castle[17], Richard Barthelmess[18], Philip Coolidge[19]
  • Producer: William Castle[20]
  • Director of photography: Wilfred M. Cline[21]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[22]
  • Commons category: The Tingler[23]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[24]
  • Review score: 6.3/10[25], 78%[26]
  • Color: black-and-white[27], color[28]
  • Country of origin: United States[29]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1959[30], July 29, 1959[31], March 31, 1960[32]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[33], Netflix[34]
  • Film editor: Chester Schaeffer[35]
  • Title: The Tingler[36]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[37]
  • Duration: 82 minutes[38]
  • Capital cost: 400,000 US dollars[39]
  • Assessment: Bechdel test[40]

Why It Matters

The Tingler has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Bechdel Test Movie List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 10697258
    Sitelink count → 13
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'ro']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 10697258, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/301872255|The Tingler (#301872255)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item (film"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 53363
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 53363, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 71412
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 71412, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1959-07-29T00:00:00Z, +1960-03-31T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Robb White
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+82'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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