The Wolf Man

1941 film directed by George Waggner
Movie film Q431873
The Wolf Man
Universal Studios, re-released by Realart in 1948 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Wolf Man

Summary

The Wolf Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wolf Man's image is recorded as TheWolfManLobbyCard.jpg[3].
  • The Wolf Man's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Wolf Man's director is recorded as George Waggner[5].
  • The Wolf Man's screenwriter is recorded as Curt Siodmak[6].
  • The Wolf Man's composer is recorded as Charles Previn[7].
  • The Wolf Man's genre is recorded as horror film[8].
  • The Wolf Man's genre is recorded as werewolf film[9].
  • The Wolf Man's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Wolf Man's logo image is recorded as Der Wolfmensch logo.png[11].
  • The Wolf Man's cast member is recorded as Lon Chaney Jr.[12].
  • The Wolf Man's cast member is recorded as Claude Rains[13].
  • The Wolf Man's cast member is recorded as Warren William[14].
  • The Wolf Man's cast member is recorded as Ralph Bellamy[15].
  • The Wolf Man's cast member is recorded as Patric Knowles[16].
  • The Wolf Man's cast member is recorded as Bela Lugosi[17].
  • The Wolf Man's cast member is recorded as Maria Ouspenskaya[18].
  • The Wolf Man's cast member is recorded as Evelyn Ankers[19].
  • The Wolf Man's cast member is recorded as J. M. Kerrigan[20].
  • The Wolf Man's cast member is recorded as Forrester Harvey[21].
  • The Wolf Man's cast member is recorded as Doris Lloyd[22].
  • The Wolf Man's producer is recorded as George Waggner[23].
  • The Wolf Man's part of the series is recorded as The Wolf Man[24].
  • The Wolf Man's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79020916[25].
  • The Wolf Man's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[26].
  • The Wolf Man's director of photography is recorded as Joseph A. Valentine[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Wolf Man's producer is recorded as George Waggner[23]. Its director is recorded as George Waggner[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Curt Siodmak[6]. Cast members include Lon Chaney Jr.[12], Claude Rains[13], Warren William[14], Ralph Bellamy[15], Patric Knowles[16], and Bela Lugosi[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1941-12-09T00:00:00Z[29], +1941-12-12T00:00:00Z[30], and +1942-03-13T00:00:00Z[31]. The Wolf Man's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include horror film[8], werewolf film[9], and drama film[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[24].

Subject and Themes

The Wolf Man's part of the series is recorded as it[24].

Reception

Reviews include 7.8/10[33], 91%[34], and 72/100[35].

Why It Matters

The Wolf Man ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . books.google.co.uk. books.google.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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