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They Live by Night

1948 film by Nicholas Ray
Movie film Q643753
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They Live by Night

Summary

They Live by Night is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • They Live by Night's image is recorded as They Live By Night (1948) poster.jpg[3].
  • They Live by Night's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • They Live by Night's director is recorded as Nicholas Ray[5].
  • They Live by Night's screenwriter is recorded as Charles Schnee[6].
  • They Live by Night's screenwriter is recorded as Nicholas Ray[7].
  • They Live by Night's composer is recorded as Leigh Harline[8].
  • They Live by Night's genre is recorded as crime film[9].
  • They Live by Night's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • They Live by Night's genre is recorded as film noir[11].
  • They Live by Night's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[12].
  • They Live by Night's based on is recorded as Thieves Like Us[13].
  • They Live by Night's cast member is recorded as Cathy O'Donnell[14].
  • They Live by Night's cast member is recorded as Farley Granger[15].
  • They Live by Night's cast member is recorded as Howard da Silva[16].
  • They Live by Night's cast member is recorded as Jay C. Flippen[17].
  • They Live by Night's cast member is recorded as Ian Wolfe[18].
  • They Live by Night's cast member is recorded as Will Wright[19].
  • They Live by Night's cast member is recorded as William Edward Phipps[20].
  • They Live by Night's cast member is recorded as Helen Craig[21].
  • They Live by Night's cast member is recorded as Harry Harvey[22].
  • They Live by Night's cast member is recorded as James Nolan[23].
  • They Live by Night's cast member is recorded as Byron Foulger[24].
  • They Live by Night's producer is recorded as John Houseman[25].
  • They Live by Night's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 228029650[26].
  • They Live by Night's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008049735[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

They Live by Night's producer is recorded as John Houseman[25]. Its director is recorded as Nicholas Ray[5]. Screenwriters include Charles Schnee[6] and Nicholas Ray[7]. Cast members include Cathy O'Donnell[14], Farley Granger[15], Howard da Silva[16], Jay C. Flippen[17], Ian Wolfe[18], and Will Wright[19].

Publication

They Live by Night's publication date is recorded as +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include crime film[9], drama film[10], film noir[11], and film based on a novel[12].

Reception

Reviews include 8/10[30] and 96%[31].

Why It Matters

They Live by Night ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Farley Granger film John Houseman Los Angeles Nicholas Ray RKO Pictures United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Swedish Film Database. 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. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . 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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