Thieves' Highway

1949 film by Jules Dassin
Movie film Q1457849
Thieves' Highway
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Thieves' Highway

Summary

Thieves' Highway is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thieves' Highway's image is recorded as Richard Conte-Valentina Cortese in Thieves' Highway trailer.jpg[3].
  • Thieves' Highway's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Thieves' Highway's director is recorded as Jules Dassin[5].
  • Thieves' Highway's screenwriter is recorded as Albert Isaac Bezzerides[6].
  • Thieves' Highway's composer is recorded as Alfred Newman[7].
  • Thieves' Highway's genre is recorded as crime film[8].
  • Thieves' Highway's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Thieves' Highway's genre is recorded as film noir[10].
  • Thieves' Highway's cast member is recorded as Richard Conte[11].
  • Thieves' Highway's cast member is recorded as Valentina Cortese[12].
  • Thieves' Highway's cast member is recorded as Lee J. Cobb[13].
  • Thieves' Highway's cast member is recorded as Barbara Lawrence[14].
  • Thieves' Highway's cast member is recorded as Jack Oakie[15].
  • Thieves' Highway's cast member is recorded as Millard Mitchell[16].
  • Thieves' Highway's cast member is recorded as Joseph Pevney[17].
  • Thieves' Highway's cast member is recorded as Hope Emerson[18].
  • Thieves' Highway's cast member is recorded as Morris Carnovsky[19].
  • Thieves' Highway's cast member is recorded as Tamara Shayne[20].
  • Thieves' Highway's cast member is recorded as Walter Baldwin[21].
  • Thieves' Highway's cast member is recorded as Mario Siletti[22].
  • Thieves' Highway's producer is recorded as Robert Bassler[23].
  • Thieves' Highway's production company is recorded as 20th Century Studios[24].
  • Thieves' Highway's director of photography is recorded as Norbert Brodine[25].
  • Thieves' Highway's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0041958[26].
  • Thieves' Highway's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Thieves' Highway's producer is recorded as Robert Bassler[23]. Its director is recorded as Jules Dassin[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Albert Isaac Bezzerides[6]. Cast members include Richard Conte[11], Valentina Cortese[12], Lee J. Cobb[13], Barbara Lawrence[14], Jack Oakie[15], and Millard Mitchell[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1949-09-20T00:00:00Z[29], +1949-09-23T00:00:00Z[30], +1949-10-10T00:00:00Z[31], and +1949-10-26T00:00:00Z[32]. Thieves' Highway's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27]. Genres include crime film[8], drama film[9], and film noir[10].

Reception

Reviews include 8.2/10[33] and 100%[34].

Why It Matters

Thieves' Highway ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  26. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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