Triumph of the Nerds

1996 British/American television documentary
Movie film Q7844574
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Triumph of the Nerds

Summary

Triumph of the Nerds is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Triumph of the Nerds's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Robert X. Cringely wrote the screenplay for Triumph of the Nerds[4].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's genre is documentary film[5].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's genre is film based on book[6].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's based on is recorded as Accidental Empires[7].
  • Triumph of the Nerds was produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting[8].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's director of photography is recorded as John Booth[9].
  • The original language of Triumph of the Nerds was English[10].
  • Triumph of the Nerds was distributed by video on demand[11].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's original broadcaster is recorded as Channel 4[12].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's original broadcaster is recorded as PBS[13].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's color is recorded as color[14].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Triumph of the Nerds was published on April 14, 1996[17].
  • Triumph of the Nerds began on April 14, 1996[18].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's distributed by is recorded as Channel 4[19].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[20].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's official website is recorded as http://www.pbs.org/nerds/tvdes.html[21].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Triumph of the Nerds'}[22].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's after a work by is recorded as Robert X. Cringely[23].
  • Triumph of the Nerds's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+180'}[24].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Triumph of the Nerds was produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting[8]. Robert X. Cringely wrote the screenplay for it[4].

Publication

Triumph of the Nerds was published on April 14, 1996[17]. The original language of it was English[10]. Genres include documentary film[5] and film based on book[6]. It was distributed by video on demand[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Triumph of the Nerds's after a work by is recorded as Robert X. Cringely[23].

Why It Matters

Triumph of the Nerds ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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