Baal

1970 Film directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Movie film Q15785009
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Summary

Baal is a film[1]. Baal ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Baal's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Baal was directed by Volker Schlöndorff[4].
  • Volker Schlöndorff wrote the screenplay for Baal[5].
  • Bertolt Brecht wrote the screenplay for Baal[6].
  • Baal's composer is recorded as Klaus Doldinger[7].
  • Baal's genre is drama film[8].
  • Baal's based on is recorded as Baal[9].
  • A cast member of Baal was Rainer Werner Fassbinder[10].
  • A cast member of Baal was Margarethe von Trotta[11].
  • A cast member of Baal was Günther Neutze[12].
  • A cast member of Baal was Carla Egerer[13].
  • A cast member of Baal was Hanna Schygulla[14].
  • A cast member of Baal was Wilmut Borell[15].
  • A cast member of Baal was Rudolf Waldemar Brem[16].
  • A cast member of Baal was Claudia Butenuth[17].
  • A cast member of Baal was Johannes Buzalski[18].
  • A cast member of Baal was Michael Gempart[19].
  • A cast member of Baal was Sabine von Maydell[20].
  • A cast member of Baal was Christine Schuberth[21].
  • A cast member of Baal was Walter Sedlmayr[22].
  • A cast member of Baal was Siegfried Sommer[23].
  • A cast member of Baal was Ulf-Jürgen Wagner[24].
  • A cast member of Baal was Harry Baer[25].
  • A cast member of Baal was Irm Hermann[26].
  • A cast member of Baal was Günther Kaufmann[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Baal was directed by Volker Schlöndorff[4]. Screenwriters include Volker Schlöndorff[5] and Bertolt Brecht[6]. Cast members include Rainer Werner Fassbinder[10], Margarethe von Trotta[11], Günther Neutze[12], Carla Egerer[13], Hanna Schygulla[14], and Wilmut Borell[15].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1970[28] and March 20, 2014[29]. The original language of Baal was German[30]. Baal's genre is drama film[8]. Baal was distributed by video on demand[31].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Baal's after a work by is recorded as Bertolt Brecht[32].

Why It Matters

Baal ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2] Baal has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Baal is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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 · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 65440
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 123248
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 123248, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269270|batch #269270]]"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Baal
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 186803
    Publication date → +1970-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2014-03-20T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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