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Dial M for Murder

1954 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Movie film Q496255
Dial M for Murder
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Dial M for Murder

Summary

Dial M for Murder is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,439 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dial M for Murder's image is recorded as Dial M for Murder (1954) trailer 3.jpg[3].
  • Dial M for Murder's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Dial M for Murder's director is recorded as Alfred Hitchcock[5].
  • Dial M for Murder's screenwriter is recorded as Frederick Knott[6].
  • Dial M for Murder's composer is recorded as Dimitri Tiomkin[7].
  • Dial M for Murder's genre is recorded as crime film[8].
  • Dial M for Murder's genre is recorded as mystery film[9].
  • Dial M for Murder's genre is recorded as crime thriller film[10].
  • Dial M for Murder's genre is recorded as detective film[11].
  • Dial M for Murder's genre is recorded as film based on literature[12].
  • Dial M for Murder's genre is recorded as thriller film[13].
  • Dial M for Murder's genre is recorded as drama film[14].
  • Dial M for Murder's genre is recorded as crime drama film[15].
  • Dial M for Murder's genre is recorded as action film[16].
  • Dial M for Murder's genre is recorded as psychological drama film[17].
  • Dial M for Murder's genre is recorded as psychological thriller film[18].
  • Dial M for Murder's cast member is recorded as Ray Milland[19].
  • Dial M for Murder's cast member is recorded as Grace Kelly[20].
  • Dial M for Murder's cast member is recorded as Robert Cummings[21].
  • Dial M for Murder's cast member is recorded as John Williams[22].
  • Dial M for Murder's cast member is recorded as Anthony Dawson[23].
  • Dial M for Murder's cast member is recorded as Patrick Allen[24].
  • Dial M for Murder's cast member is recorded as Alfred Hitchcock[25].
  • Dial M for Murder's cast member is recorded as Martin Milner[26].
  • Dial M for Murder's cast member is recorded as Bess Flowers[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Dial M for Murder's producer is recorded as Alfred Hitchcock[28]. Its director is recorded as Alfred Hitchcock[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Frederick Knott[6]. Cast members include Ray Milland[19], Grace Kelly[20], Robert Cummings[21], John Williams[22], Anthony Dawson[23], and Patrick Allen[24].

Publication

Publication dates include +1954-01-01T00:00:00Z[29], +1954-05-29T00:00:00Z[30], and +1954-06-11T00:00:00Z[31]. Dial M for Murder's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include crime film[8], mystery film[9], crime thriller film[10], detective film[11], film based on literature[12], and thriller film[13].

Subject and Themes

Dial M for Murder's main subject is recorded as capital punishment[33].

Reception

Reviews include 7.3/10[34], 90%[35], and 75/100[36].

Why It Matters

Dial M for Murder ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,439 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Related Entities

Alfred Hitchcock Dimitri Tiomkin film Grace Kelly London Netflix Ray Milland Robert Cummings United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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