The Young Poisoner's Handbook

1995 film by Benjamin Ross
Movie film Q831265
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The Young Poisoner's Handbook

Summary

The Young Poisoner's Handbook is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Young Poisoner's Handbook received the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[3].
  • The Young Poisoner's Handbook's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Young Poisoner's Handbook was directed by Benjamin Ross[5].
  • Jeff Rawle wrote the screenplay for The Young Poisoner's Handbook[6].
  • The Young Poisoner's Handbook's genre is black comedy film[7].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Hugh O'Conor[8].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Ruth Sheen[9].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Charlotte Coleman[10].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Jack Deam[11].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Vilma Hollingbery[12].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Frank Mills[13].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Rupert Farley[14].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Malcolm Sinclair[15].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Antony Sher[16].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Arthur Cox[17].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was John Thomson[18].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Simon Kunz[19].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Tim Potter[20].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Roger Lloyd-Pack[21].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Charlie Creed-Miles[22].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Roger Frost[23].
  • A cast member of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was Joost Siedhoff[24].
  • The Young Poisoner's Handbook's director of photography is recorded as Hubert Taczanowski[25].
  • The original language of The Young Poisoner's Handbook was English[26].
  • The Young Poisoner's Handbook was distributed by video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Young Poisoner's Handbook was directed by Benjamin Ross[5]. Jeff Rawle wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Hugh O'Conor[8], Ruth Sheen[9], Charlotte Coleman[10], Jack Deam[11], Vilma Hollingbery[12], and Frank Mills[13].

Publication

The Young Poisoner's Handbook was published on January 1, 1995[28]. The original language of it was English[26]. Its genre is black comedy film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[27].

Subject and Themes

The Young Poisoner's Handbook's main subject is serial killer[29].

Reception

The Young Poisoner's Handbook received the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[3]. Reviews include 86%[30] and 7.2/10[31].

Why It Matters

The Young Poisoner's Handbook ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did The Young Poisoner's Handbook receive?

Honors received include Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Unifrance. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Screenwriter Jeff Rawle
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    Original language of film or tv show English
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