What a Way to Go!

1964 film by J. Lee Thompson
Movie film Q521136
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What a Way to Go!

Summary

What a Way to Go! is a film[1]. What a Way to Go! ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • What a Way to Go!'s instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • What a Way to Go! was directed by J. Lee Thompson[4].
  • Betty Comden wrote the screenplay for What a Way to Go![5].
  • Adolph Green wrote the screenplay for What a Way to Go![6].
  • What a Way to Go!'s composer is recorded as Nelson Riddle[7].
  • What a Way to Go!'s genre is romantic comedy[8].
  • What a Way to Go!'s genre is musical film[9].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Shirley MacLaine[10].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Paul Newman[11].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Robert Mitchum[12].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Dean Martin[13].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Gene Kelly[14].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Robert Cummings[15].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Dick Van Dyke[16].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Margaret Dumont[17].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Dick Wilson[18].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Gérard Férat[19].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Lou Nova[20].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Marcel Hillaire[21].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Maurice Marsac[22].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Michel Gudin[23].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Paul Villé[24].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Tom Conway[25].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Wally Vernon[26].
  • A cast member of What a Way to Go! was Yves Brainville[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

What a Way to Go! was produced by Arthur P. Jacobs[28]. What a Way to Go! was directed by J. Lee Thompson[4]. Screenwriters include Betty Comden[5] and Adolph Green[6]. Cast members include Shirley MacLaine[10], Paul Newman[11], Robert Mitchum[12], Dean Martin[13], Gene Kelly[14], and Robert Cummings[15].

Publication

What a Way to Go! was published on January 1, 1964[29]. Original languages include English[30] and French[31]. Genres include romantic comedy[8] and musical film[9]. What a Way to Go! was distributed by video on demand[32].

Reception

Reviews include 4.6/10[33] and 18%[34].

Why It Matters

What a Way to Go! ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month).[2] What a Way to Go! has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] What a Way to Go! is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 58743
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 58743, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 4278
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 4278, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1964-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Betty Comden, Adolph Green
    Duration → {'amount': '+111'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English, French
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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