101 Dalmatians

1996 film directed by Stephen Herek
Movie film Q8594
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Summary

101 Dalmatians is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,975 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Stephen Herek[3]
  • Screenwriter: John Hughes[4]
  • Composer: Michael Kamen[5]
  • Genre: family film[6], comedy film[7], fantasy film[8]
  • Based on: The Hundred and One Dalmatians[9], One Hundred and One Dalmatians[10]
  • Follows: Cruella[11]
  • Followed by: 102 Dalmatians[12]
  • Cast member: Tim McInnerny[13], Hugh Fraser[14], John Shrapnel[15], John Benfield[16], Glenn Close[17], Jeff Daniels[18], Joely Richardson[19], Joan Plowright[20], Mark Williams[21], Hugh Laurie[22], Neville Phillips[23]
  • Producer: John Hughes[24], Ricardo Mestres[25]
  • Production company: Walt Disney Pictures[26], Great Oaks Productions[27]
  • Director of photography: Adrian Biddle[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Commons category: 101 Dalmatians (1996 film)[30]
  • Distribution format: theatrical release[31], video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 5.3/10[33], 39%[34], 50/100[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: November 27, 1996[38], February 7, 1997[39], February 28, 1997[40], March 6, 1997[41]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[42], Disney+[43]
  • Narrative location: London[44]
  • Official website: http://movies.disney.com/101-dalmatians-1996[45], http://www.101.com/[46]
  • Filming location: Shepperton Studios[47], London[48]
  • Film editor: Trudy Ship[49]
  • Described by source: Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia[50]
  • Executive producer: Edward S. Feldman[51]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

101 Dalmatians's after a work by is recorded as Dodie Smith[52].

Why It Matters

101 Dalmatians has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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