War of the Worlds

2005 film directed by Steven Spielberg
Movie film Q202028
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Summary

War of the Worlds is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.92% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69,753 views/month, #863 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Steven Spielberg[3]
  • Screenwriter: Josh Friedman[4], David Koepp[5]
  • Composer: John Williams[6]
  • Genre: action film[7], science fiction film[8], thriller film[9], alien invasion[10], disaster film[11], fantasy film[12], adventure film[13], drama film[14]
  • Based on: The War of the Worlds[15]
  • Cast member: Tom Cruise[16], Dakota Fanning[17], Justin Chatwin[18], Miranda Otto[19], Tim Robbins[20], Rick Gonzalez[21], Lenny Venito[22], Lisa Ann Walter[23], David Alan Basche[24], Amy Ryan[25], George Fisher[26], Ann Robinson[27], Gene Barry[28], Kirsten Nelson[29]
  • Producer: Kathleen Kennedy[30], Colin Wilson[31]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[32], DreamWorks[33], Amblin Entertainment[34], Cruise/Wagner Productions[35]
  • Director of photography: Janusz Kamiński[36]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[37]
  • Commons category: War of the Worlds (2005 film)[38]
  • Soundtrack release: War of the Worlds – Music from the Motion Picture[39]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[40]
  • Review score: 7/10[41], 73/100[42], 76%[43]
  • Color: color[44]
  • Country of origin: United States[45]
  • Publication date: June 29, 2005[46]
  • Distributed by: UIP-Dunafilm[47], Netflix[48], SkyShowtime[49], Disney+[50]
  • Narrative location: New Jersey[51], New York City[52], New York[53]
  • Official website: http://www.dreamworks.com/wotw/[54]
  • Filming location: Connecticut[55]

Why It Matters

War of the Worlds has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . interfilmes.com. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.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] ↑ . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . interfilmes.com. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . interfilmes.com. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.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] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . movieplayer.it. Retrieved . movieplayer.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . 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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