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Topsy-Turvy

1999 film by Mike Leigh
Movie film Q769347
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Summary

Topsy-Turvy is a film[1]. Topsy-Turvy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,859 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Costume Design[3], Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[4]
  • Director: Mike Leigh[5]
  • Screenwriter: Mike Leigh[6]
  • Composer: Carl Davis[7]
  • Genre: biographical film[8], musical film[9], comedy drama[10], drama film[11]
  • Cast member: Jim Broadbent[12], Allan Corduner[13], Timothy Spall[14], Lesley Manville[15], Dexter Fletcher[16], Francis Lee[17], Katrin Cartlidge[18], Kevin McKidd[19], Sam Kelly[20], Shirley Henderson[21], Andy Serkis[22], Bríd Brennan[23], Ashley Jensen[24], Eve Pearce[25]
  • Producer: Simon Channing-Williams[26]
  • Depicts: Japonisme[27]
  • Production company: October Films[28]
  • Director of photography: Dick Pope[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30], German[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 89%[33], 7.8/10[34], 90/100[35], 7.3/10[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[38]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1999[39], September 3, 1999[40], December 15, 1999[41], February 11, 2000[42], February 18, 2000[43]
  • Distributed by: Pathé[44], Netflix[45]
  • Main subject: The Mikado[46]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[47], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[48], Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[49], Academy Award for Best Production Design[50]
  • Title: Topsy-Turvy[51]
  • MPA film rating: R[52]
  • Duration: 154 minutes[53]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.66:1[54]
  • Capital cost: 10,000,000 pounds sterling[55]

Why It Matters

Topsy-Turvy has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Topsy-Turvy is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did Topsy-Turvy receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Costume Design[3] and Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[4].

Related Entities

Andy Serkis Dexter Fletcher film Jim Broadbent Kevin McKidd Lesley Manville London Mike Leigh Netflix Shirley Henderson Timothy Spall United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . m.filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja',
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    Capital cost → {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+10000000'}
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    Production designer → Eve Stewart
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