Beethoven

1992 film by Brian Levant
Movie film Q754892
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Summary

Beethoven is a film[1]. Beethoven ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,698 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Genesis Award[3]
  • Director: Brian Levant[4]
  • Screenwriter: John Hughes[5], Amy Holden Jones[6]
  • Composer: Randy Edelman[7]
  • Genre: comedy film[8], Christmas film[9], family film[10]
  • Followed by: Beethoven's 2nd[11]
  • Cast member: Charles Grodin[12], Bonnie Hunt[13], Dean Jones[14], Oliver Platt[15], Stanley Tucci[16], Nicholle Tom[17], Christopher Castile[18], Sarah Rose Karr[19], David Duchovny[20], Patricia Heaton[21], Joseph Gordon-Levitt[22], Laurel Cronin[23], Melora Walters[24], Nancy Fish[25]
  • Producer: Joe Medjuck[26], Michael C. Gross[27], Ivan Reitman[28]
  • Part of the series: Beethoven[29]
  • Production company: Northern Lights Entertainment[30], Universal Pictures[31]
  • Director of photography: Victor J. Kemper[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Commons category: Beethoven (film)[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 4.7/10[36], 31%[37]
  • Color: color[38]
  • Country of origin: United States[39]
  • Publication date: April 9, 1992[40]
  • Characters: Beethoven[41]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[42], Netflix[43]
  • Narrative location: California[44]
  • Main subject: St. Bernard[45]
  • Executive producer: Ivan Reitman[46]
  • Title: Beethoven[47]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[48]

Why It Matters

Beethoven has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Beethoven is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What awards did Beethoven receive?

Honors received include Genesis Award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Decine21 film id → 2879
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    Filmová databáze film id → 1390
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  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → John Hughes
    Publication date → +1992-04-09T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → John Hughes, Amy Holden Jones
    Duration → {'amount': '+87'}
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