Things to Come

1936 film by William Cameron Menzies
Movie film Q241141
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Things to Come

Summary

Things to Come is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Things to Come's video is recorded as Things To Come.ogv[3].
  • Things to Come's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Things to Come's director is recorded as William Cameron Menzies[5].
  • Things to Come's screenwriter is recorded as H. G. Wells[6].
  • Things to Come's screenwriter is recorded as Lajos Bíró[7].
  • Things to Come's composer is recorded as Arthur Bliss[8].
  • Things to Come's genre is recorded as science fiction film[9].
  • Things to Come's genre is recorded as post-apocalyptic film[10].
  • Things to Come's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Things to Come's genre is recorded as speculative fiction film[12].
  • Things to Come's genre is recorded as dystopian film[13].
  • Things to Come's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[14].
  • Things to Come's based on is recorded as The Shape of Things to Come[15].
  • Things to Come's cast member is recorded as Raymond Massey[16].
  • Things to Come's cast member is recorded as Ralph Richardson[17].
  • Things to Come's cast member is recorded as Cedric Hardwicke[18].
  • Things to Come's cast member is recorded as Margaretta Scott[19].
  • Things to Come's cast member is recorded as Derrick De Marney[20].
  • Things to Come's cast member is recorded as Ann Todd[21].
  • Things to Come's cast member is recorded as Anne McLaren[22].
  • Things to Come's cast member is recorded as Kim Peacock[23].
  • Things to Come's cast member is recorded as Edward Chapman[24].
  • Things to Come's cast member is recorded as Charles Carson[25].
  • Things to Come's producer is recorded as Alexander Korda[26].
  • Things to Come's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 228682975[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Things to Come's producer is recorded as Alexander Korda[26]. Its director is recorded as William Cameron Menzies[5]. Screenwriters include H. G. Wells[6] and Lajos Bíró[7]. Cast members include Raymond Massey[16], Ralph Richardson[17], Cedric Hardwicke[18], Margaretta Scott[19], Derrick De Marney[20], and Ann Todd[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1936-02-21T00:00:00Z[29], +1936-04-17T00:00:00Z[30], +1936-05-02T00:00:00Z[31], +1936-09-14T00:00:00Z[32], and +1978-03-10T00:00:00Z[33]. Things to Come's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[34]. Genres include science fiction film[9], post-apocalyptic film[10], drama film[11], speculative fiction film[12], dystopian film[13], and film based on a novel[14].

Subject and Themes

Things to Come's main subject is recorded as aviation[35].

Reception

Reviews include 93%[36] and 7.4/10[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Things to Come's after a work by is recorded as H. G. Wells[38].

Why It Matters

Things to Come ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Production designer Vincent Korda
    Genre science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film, drama film +3
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