The Trap

1959 film by Norman Panama
Movie film Q3375409
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The Trap

Summary

The Trap is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Trap's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Trap's director is recorded as Norman Panama[4].
  • The Trap's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Alan Simmons[5].
  • The Trap's genre is recorded as drama film[6].
  • The Trap's genre is recorded as crime film[7].
  • The Trap's cast member is recorded as Richard Widmark[8].
  • The Trap's cast member is recorded as Lee J. Cobb[9].
  • The Trap's cast member is recorded as Tina Louise[10].
  • The Trap's cast member is recorded as Earl Holliman[11].
  • The Trap's cast member is recorded as Lorne Greene[12].
  • The Trap's cast member is recorded as Peter Baldwin[13].
  • The Trap's cast member is recorded as Carl Benton Reid[14].
  • The Trap's cast member is recorded as Carl Milletaire[15].
  • The Trap's producer is recorded as Melvin Frank[16].
  • The Trap's production company is recorded as Paramount Pictures[17].
  • The Trap's director of photography is recorded as Daniel L. Fapp[18].
  • The Trap's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0053374[19].
  • The Trap's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20].
  • The Trap's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[21].
  • The Trap's color is recorded as color[22].
  • The Trap's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • The Trap's publication date is recorded as +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z[24].
  • The Trap's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vnllx[25].
  • The Trap's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[26].
  • The Trap's distributed by is recorded as Fandango at Home[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Trap's producer is recorded as Melvin Frank[16]. Its director is recorded as Norman Panama[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Richard Alan Simmons[5]. Cast members include Richard Widmark[8], Lee J. Cobb[9], Tina Louise[10], Earl Holliman[11], Lorne Greene[12], and Peter Baldwin[13].

Publication

The Trap's publication date is recorded as +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z[24]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20]. Genres include drama film[6] and crime film[7].

Why It Matters

The Trap ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-trap-q3375409_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Trap}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-trap-q3375409}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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