Willow

1988 film directed by Ron Howard
Movie film Q515931
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Willow

Summary

Willow is a film[1]. Willow ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,522 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Willow's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Willow was directed by Ron Howard[4].
  • Bob Dolman wrote the screenplay for Willow[5].
  • George Lucas wrote the screenplay for Willow[6].
  • Willow's composer is recorded as James Horner[7].
  • Willow's genre is fantasy film[8].
  • Willow's genre is sword and sorcery film[9].
  • A cast member of Willow was Warwick Davis[10].
  • A cast member of Willow was Val Kilmer[11].
  • A cast member of Willow was Joanne Whalley[12].
  • A cast member of Willow was Jean Marsh[13].
  • A cast member of Willow was Billy Barty[14].
  • A cast member of Willow was Patricia Hayes[15].
  • A cast member of Willow was Gavan O'Herlihy[16].
  • A cast member of Willow was Kevin Pollak[17].
  • A cast member of Willow was Pat Roach[18].
  • A cast member of Willow was Phil Fondacaro[19].
  • A cast member of Willow was Tony Cox[20].
  • A cast member of Willow was Winter Williams[21].
  • A cast member of Willow was Kenny Baker[22].
  • A cast member of Willow was Rick Overton[23].
  • Willow was produced by George Lucas[24].
  • Willow was produced by Joe Johnston[25].
  • Among the performers on Willow was James Horner[26].
  • Willow's production company is recorded as Lucasfilm[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Willow was James Horner[26]. Producers include George Lucas[24] and Joe Johnston[25]. Willow was directed by Ron Howard[4]. Screenwriters include Bob Dolman[5] and George Lucas[6]. Cast members include Warwick Davis[10], Val Kilmer[11], Joanne Whalley[12], Jean Marsh[13], Billy Barty[14], and Patricia Hayes[15].

Publication

Publication dates include May 20, 1988[28], December 15, 1988[29], December 16, 1988[30], February 10, 1989[31], and 1988[32]. The original language of Willow was English[33]. Genres include fantasy film[8] and sword and sorcery film[9]. Recorded distribution format include digital download[34] and video on demand[35].

Reception

Reviews include 52%[36], 5.9/10[37], 47/100[38], and 7.2/10[39].

Why It Matters

Willow ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,522 views/month).[2] Willow has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Willow is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.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] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [39] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . Box Office Mojo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [30] ↑ . svenskfilmdatabas.se. Retrieved . svenskfilmdatabas.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . 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. 3d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Willow
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
    Sitelink count → 41
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 19443
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  3. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 29173
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  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Tim Hutchinson
    Publication date → +1988-05-20T00:00:00Z, +1988-12-15T00:00:00Z, +1988-12-16T00:00:00Z +2
    Screenwriter → Bob Dolman, George Lucas
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+126'}
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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