The Van

1996 film by Stephen Frears
Movie film Q1419676
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The Van

Summary

The Van is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Van's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Van's director is recorded as Stephen Frears[4].
  • The Van's screenwriter is recorded as Roddy Doyle[5].
  • The Van's composer is recorded as Eric Clapton[6].
  • The Van's genre is recorded as comedy drama[7].
  • The Van's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • The Van's cast member is recorded as Colm Meaney[9].
  • The Van's cast member is recorded as Rúaidhrí Conroy[10].
  • The Van's cast member is recorded as Eileen Walsh[11].
  • The Van's cast member is recorded as Stanley Townsend[12].
  • The Van's cast member is recorded as Donal O'Kelly[13].
  • The Van's cast member is recorded as Brendan O'Carroll[14].
  • The Van's producer is recorded as Lynda Myles[15].
  • The Van's producer is recorded as Mark Shivas[16].
  • The Van's GND ID is recorded as 7598912-8[17].
  • The Van's production company is recorded as Beacon Pictures[18].
  • The Van's director of photography is recorded as Oliver Stapleton[19].
  • The Van's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0118064[20].
  • The Van's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21].
  • The Van's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[22].
  • The Van's review score is recorded as 5.5/10[23].
  • The Van's review score is recorded as 42%[24].
  • The Van's color is recorded as color[25].
  • The Van's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 992376[26].
  • The Van's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Lynda Myles[15] and Mark Shivas[16]. The Van's director is recorded as Stephen Frears[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Roddy Doyle[5]. Cast members include Colm Meaney[9], Rúaidhrí Conroy[10], Eileen Walsh[11], Stanley Townsend[12], Donal O'Kelly[13], and Brendan O'Carroll[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1996-10-03T00:00:00Z[29]. The Van's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21]. Genres include comedy drama[7] and comedy film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 5.5/10[23] and 42%[24].

Why It Matters

The Van ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Lexicon of international films. 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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