Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968 film by Hy Averback
Movie film Q2142990
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
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Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Summary

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? is a film[1]. Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?'s instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was directed by Hy Averback[4].
  • Claude Magnier wrote the screenplay for Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?[5].
  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?'s composer is recorded as Dave Grusin[6].
  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?'s genre is comedy film[7].
  • A cast member of Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was Doris Day[8].
  • A cast member of Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was Patrick O'Neal[9].
  • A cast member of Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was Robert Morse[10].
  • A cast member of Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was Terry-Thomas[11].
  • A cast member of Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was Lola Albright[12].
  • A cast member of Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was Jim Backus[13].
  • A cast member of Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was Steve Allen[14].
  • A cast member of Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was Morgan Freeman[15].
  • A cast member of Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was Parley Baer[16].
  • A cast member of Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was Robert Emhardt[17].
  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was produced by Martin Melcher[18].
  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?'s production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[19].
  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?'s director of photography is recorded as Ellsworth Fredericks[20].
  • The original language of Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was English[21].
  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?'s Commons category is recorded as Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?[22].
  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?'s color is recorded as color[23].
  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?'s country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was published on January 1, 1968[25].
  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?'s narrative location is recorded as New York City[26].
  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?'s film editor is recorded as Rita Roland[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was produced by Martin Melcher[18]. Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was directed by Hy Averback[4]. Claude Magnier wrote the screenplay for Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?[5]. Cast members include Doris Day[8], Patrick O'Neal[9], Robert Morse[10], Terry-Thomas[11], Lola Albright[12], and Jim Backus[13].

Publication

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was published on January 1, 1968[25]. The original language of Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? was English[21]. Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?'s genre is comedy film[7].

Why It Matters

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2] Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Producer Martin Melcher
    Publication date +1968-01-01T00:00:00Z
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