Western film

genre of films set primarily in the 19th century American West
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Western film
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Western film

Summary

Western film is a film genre[1]. It draws 1,475 Wikipedia views per month (film_genre category, ranking #53 of 242).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western film's instance of is recorded as film genre[3].
  • Western film is a type of Western[4].
  • Western film is a type of fiction film[5].
  • Western film's Commons category is recorded as Westerns[6].
  • Western film's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Western (genre) films[7].
  • Western film's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Western[8].
  • Western film's different from is recorded as Western[9].
  • Western film's has list is recorded as list of Western films[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Western film's instance of is recorded as film genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include Western[4] and fiction film[5].

Influence

Things named for Western film include Spaghetti Western[11], a film genre[12].

Why It Matters

Western film draws 1,475 Wikipedia views per month (film_genre category, ranking #53 of 242).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for it include Spaghetti Western[11], a film genre[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Different from Western
    Topic's main wikimedia portal Portal:Western
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 18443, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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