The Turning Point

1952 film by William Dieterle
Movie film Q1060298
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The Turning Point

Summary

The Turning Point is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Turning Point's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Turning Point's director is recorded as William Dieterle[4].
  • The Turning Point's screenwriter is recorded as Horace McCoy[5].
  • The Turning Point's screenwriter is recorded as Warren B. Duff[6].
  • The Turning Point's composer is recorded as Miklós Rózsa[7].
  • The Turning Point's genre is recorded as film noir[8].
  • The Turning Point's genre is recorded as political drama[9].
  • The Turning Point's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as William Holden[11].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Edmond O'Brien[12].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Alexis Smith[13].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Tom Tully[14].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Ed Begley[15].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Ted de Corsia[16].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Neville Brand[17].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Whit Bissell[18].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Carolyn Jones[19].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Ralph Sanford[20].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Howard Freeman[21].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Ray Teal[22].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Tom Moore[23].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Danny Dayton[24].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Don Porter[25].
  • The Turning Point's cast member is recorded as Soledad Jiménez[26].
  • The Turning Point's producer is recorded as Irving Asher[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Turning Point's producer is recorded as Irving Asher[27]. Its director is recorded as William Dieterle[4]. Screenwriters include Horace McCoy[5] and Warren B. Duff[6]. Cast members include William Holden[11], Edmond O'Brien[12], Alexis Smith[13], Tom Tully[14], Ed Begley[15], and Ted de Corsia[16].

Publication

The Turning Point's publication date is recorded as +1952-11-15T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include film noir[8], political drama[9], and drama film[10].

Why It Matters

The Turning Point ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . allmovie.com. allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. 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] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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