Cloud Atlas

2012 film directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis
Movie film Q28936
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Summary

Cloud Atlas is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,449 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Tom Tykwer[3], Lana Wachowski[4], Lilly Wachowski[5]
  • Screenwriter: Tom Tykwer[6], Lana Wachowski[7], Lilly Wachowski[8]
  • Composer: Tom Tykwer[9], Johnny Klimek[10], Reinhold Heil[11]
  • Genre: science fiction film[12], fantasy film[13], drama film[14], mystery film[15], post-apocalyptic film[16], dystopian film[17], LGBTQ-related film[18], cyberpunk[19], arthouse science fiction film[20]
  • Based on: Cloud Atlas[21]
  • Cast member: Tom Hanks[22], Hugh Grant[23], Halle Berry[24], Jim Broadbent[25], Hugo Weaving[26], Jim Sturgess[27], James D'Arcy[28], Ben Whishaw[29], Bae Doona[30], Susan Sarandon[31], Keith David[32], Zhou Xun[33], Alistair Petrie[34], Götz Otto[35]
  • Producer: Lilly Wachowski[36], Tom Tykwer[37], Grant Hill[38], Stefan Arndt[39], Lana Wachowski[40]
  • Production company: X-Filme Creative Pool[41]
  • Director of photography: John Toll[42], Frank Griebe[43]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[44]
  • Commons category: Cloud Atlas (2012 film)[45]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[46]
  • Review score: 4/4[47], 66%[48], 6.7/10[49], 55/100[50], 7.3/10[51]
  • Color: color[52]
  • Country of origin: Germany[53], United States[54], Hong Kong[55], Singapore[56], People's Republic of China[57]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[58]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[59]

  • First release date: 2012-10-23[60]

  • Genre(s): classical[61]

  • Community tags: classical, soundtrack[62]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a590dc2b-fa6d-4b18-a98a-07778be617de[63]

Why It Matters

Cloud Atlas has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . fdb.pl. Retrieved . fdb.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . fandango.com. Retrieved . fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . commeaucinema.com. Retrieved . commeaucinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . sinemalar.com. Retrieved . sinemalar.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . rogerebert.com. Retrieved . rogerebert.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . rottentomatoes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . rottentomatoes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [58] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [61] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [62] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [63] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 11247140
    Sitelink count → 50
    Filming location → Berlin, Mallorca, Edinburgh +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fa', '
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 11247140, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/302109990|Cloud Atlas (#302109990)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item (film"
  2. 5w ago · PKM · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cineuropa film id → 224210
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Cineuropa film id: 224210, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/319846483|Cloud Atlas (#319846483)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8369|Cineuropa film ID]] #"
  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 1371111
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  4. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14710 → F01149
    Filmová databáze film id → 95961
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  5. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0014645
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  6. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 97752
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  7. 23w ago · Joao4669 · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Does the dog die? media id → 9186
    Library of congress authority id → no2012154731
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  8. 23w ago · Mcampany · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jmk film rating → free from 14 years
    Composer → Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil
    Film editor → Alexander Berner
    Executive producer → Uwe Schott, Philip Lee, Pearry Teo
    + 45 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Viaf cluster id: 293875728"
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