They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1970 film by Gordon Douglas
Movie film Q2437383
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

Summary

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! is a film[1]. They Call Me Mister Tibbs! ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (702 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • They Call Me Mister Tibbs!'s instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was directed by Gordon Douglas[4].
  • James R. Webb wrote the screenplay for They Call Me Mister Tibbs![5].
  • John Ball wrote the screenplay for They Call Me Mister Tibbs![6].
  • They Call Me Mister Tibbs!'s composer is recorded as Quincy Jones[7].
  • They Call Me Mister Tibbs!'s genre is mystery film[8].
  • They Call Me Mister Tibbs!'s genre is crime film[9].
  • They Call Me Mister Tibbs!'s genre is drama film[10].
  • They Call Me Mister Tibbs! followed In the Heat of the Night[11].
  • They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was followed by The Organization[12].
  • A cast member of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was Sidney Poitier[13].
  • A cast member of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was Martin Landau[14].
  • A cast member of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was Barbara McNair[15].
  • A cast member of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was Anthony Zerbe[16].
  • A cast member of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was Beverly Todd[17].
  • A cast member of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was Ed Asner[18].
  • A cast member of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was Garry Walberg[19].
  • A cast member of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was Jeff Corey[20].
  • A cast member of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was Juano Hernández[21].
  • A cast member of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was Norma Crane[22].
  • A cast member of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was John Alvin[23].
  • A cast member of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was Don Hanmer[24].
  • A cast member of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was John Hillerman[25].
  • They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was produced by Herbert Hirschman[26].
  • They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was performed by Quincy Jones[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was performed by Quincy Jones[27]. They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was produced by Herbert Hirschman[26]. They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was directed by Gordon Douglas[4]. Screenwriters include James R. Webb[5] and John Ball[6]. Cast members include Sidney Poitier[13], Martin Landau[14], Barbara McNair[15], Anthony Zerbe[16], Beverly Todd[17], and Ed Asner[18].

Publication

Publication dates include July 8, 1970[28], July 10, 1970[29], September 1970[30], September 9, 1970[31], September 10, 1970[32], and September 18, 1970[33]. The original language of They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was English[34]. Genres include mystery film[8], crime film[9], and drama film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 60%[35] and 6.6/10[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! followed In the Heat of the Night[11]. They Call Me Mister Tibbs! was followed by The Organization[12].

Why It Matters

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (702 views/month).[2] They Call Me Mister Tibbs! has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] They Call Me Mister Tibbs! is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . 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. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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