Backfire

1988 film by Gilbert Cates
Movie film Q1416074
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Backfire

Summary

Backfire is a film[1]. Backfire has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Backfire's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Backfire was directed by Gilbert Cates[4].
  • Backfire's composer is recorded as David Shire[5].
  • Backfire's genre is crime thriller film[6].
  • A cast member of Backfire was Karen Allen[7].
  • A cast member of Backfire was Keith Carradine[8].
  • A cast member of Backfire was Jeff Fahey[9].
  • A cast member of Backfire was Bernie Casey[10].
  • A cast member of Backfire was Dean Paul Martin[11].
  • Backfire's director of photography is recorded as Tak Fujimoto[12].
  • The original language of Backfire was English[13].
  • Backfire was distributed by video on demand[14].
  • Backfire's color is recorded as color[15].
  • Backfire's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Backfire's country of origin is recorded as Canada[17].
  • Backfire was published on January 1, 1988[18].
  • Backfire's distributed by is recorded as ITC Entertainment[19].
  • Backfire's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[20].
  • Backfire's film editor is recorded as Melvin Shapiro[21].
  • Backfire's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Backfire'}[22].
  • Backfire's FSK film rating is recorded as FSK 16[23].
  • Backfire's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}[24].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Backfire was directed by Gilbert Cates[4]. Cast members include Karen Allen[7], Keith Carradine[8], Jeff Fahey[9], Bernie Casey[10], and Dean Paul Martin[11].

Publication

Backfire was released on January 1, 1988[18]. The original language of Backfire was English[13]. Backfire's genre is crime thriller film[6]. Backfire was distributed by video on demand[14].

Why It Matters

Backfire has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Director of photography Tak Fujimoto
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