Barnacle Bill

1957 film by Charles Frend
Movie film Q1417187
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Barnacle Bill

Summary

Barnacle Bill is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Barnacle Bill's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Barnacle Bill was directed by Charles Frend[4].
  • T. E. B. Clarke wrote the screenplay for Barnacle Bill[5].
  • Barnacle Bill's composer is recorded as Henry Mancini[6].
  • Barnacle Bill's genre is comedy film[7].
  • A cast member of Barnacle Bill was Alec Guinness[8].
  • A cast member of Barnacle Bill was Maurice Denham[9].
  • A cast member of Barnacle Bill was Percy Herbert[10].
  • A cast member of Barnacle Bill was Allan Cuthbertson[11].
  • A cast member of Barnacle Bill was Harold Goodwin[12].
  • A cast member of Barnacle Bill was Richard Wattis[13].
  • A cast member of Barnacle Bill was Lionel Jeffries[14].
  • A cast member of Barnacle Bill was George Rose[15].
  • A cast member of Barnacle Bill was Eric Pohlmann[16].
  • A cast member of Barnacle Bill was Joan Hickson[17].
  • A cast member of Barnacle Bill was Miles Malleson[18].
  • A cast member of Barnacle Bill was Irene Browne[19].
  • A cast member of Barnacle Bill was Victor Maddern[20].
  • Barnacle Bill was produced by Michael Balcon[21].
  • Barnacle Bill's part of the series is recorded as Ealing comedies[22].
  • Barnacle Bill's production company is recorded as Ealing Studios[23].
  • Barnacle Bill's director of photography is recorded as Douglas Slocombe[24].
  • The original language of Barnacle Bill was English[25].
  • Barnacle Bill's color is recorded as color[26].
  • Barnacle Bill's color is recorded as black-and-white[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Barnacle Bill was produced by Michael Balcon[21]. It was directed by Charles Frend[4]. T. E. B. Clarke wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Alec Guinness[8], Maurice Denham[9], Percy Herbert[10], Allan Cuthbertson[11], Harold Goodwin[12], and Richard Wattis[13].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1957[28], December 11, 1957[29], and December 21, 1957[30]. The original language of Barnacle Bill was English[25]. Its genre is comedy film[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Ealing comedies[22].

Subject and Themes

Barnacle Bill's part of the series is recorded as Ealing comedies[22].

Why It Matters

Barnacle Bill ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1957-12-11T00:00:00Z, +1957-12-21T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter T. E. B. Clarke
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+87'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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