Wild Bill

1995 film by Walter Hill
Movie film Q1471493
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Wild Bill

Summary

Wild Bill is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,314 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wild Bill's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Wild Bill was directed by Walter Hill[4].
  • Walter Hill wrote the screenplay for Wild Bill[5].
  • Wild Bill's composer is recorded as Van Dyke Parks[6].
  • Wild Bill's genre is action film[7].
  • Wild Bill's genre is biographical film[8].
  • Wild Bill's genre is Western film[9].
  • Wild Bill's genre is film based on a novel[10].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was Jeff Bridges[11].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was Ellen Barkin[12].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was John Hurt[13].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was Diane Lane[14].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was Keith Carradine[15].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was Christina Applegate[16].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was Bruce Dern[17].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was James Gammon[18].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was David Arquette[19].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was Marjoe Gortner[20].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was James Remar[21].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was Janel Moloney[22].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was Christopher Doyle[23].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was Anthony De Longis[24].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was Linda Harrison[25].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was Luana Anders[26].
  • A cast member of Wild Bill was Dennis Hayden[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Wild Bill was produced by Richard D. Zanuck[28]. It was directed by Walter Hill[4]. Walter Hill wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Jeff Bridges[11], Ellen Barkin[12], John Hurt[13], Diane Lane[14], Keith Carradine[15], and Christina Applegate[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1995[29] and December 1, 1995[30]. The original language of Wild Bill was English[31]. Genres include action film[7], biographical film[8], Western film[9], and film based on a novel[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Reception

Reviews include 5.5/10[33] and 46%[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Pete Dexter[35] and Thomas Babe[36].

Why It Matters

Wild Bill ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,314 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

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.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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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. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 4044
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  2. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 33358
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create [[Property:P14671]] statements based on [[Property:P2676]] qualifier"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 210
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  4. 17w ago · Reubot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Narrator → John Hurt
    Screenwriter → Walter Hill
    After a work by → Pete Dexter, Thomas Babe
    Has characteristic → Q52207399
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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