Face/Off

1997 film directed by John Woo
Movie film Q223887
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Face/Off

Summary

Face/Off is a film[1]. Face/Off ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,429 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Face/Off's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Face/Off was directed by John Woo[4].
  • Mike Werb wrote the screenplay for Face/Off[5].
  • Michael Colleary wrote the screenplay for Face/Off[6].
  • Face/Off's composer is recorded as John Powell[7].
  • Face/Off's genre is action film[8].
  • Face/Off's genre is thriller film[9].
  • Face/Off's genre is crime film[10].
  • Face/Off's genre is action thriller[11].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was John Travolta[12].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Nicolas Cage[13].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Joan Allen[14].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Gina Gershon[15].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Dominique Swain[16].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Alessandro Nivola[17].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Nick Cassavetes[18].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Robert Wisdom[19].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Q236434[20].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Colm Feore[21].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was John Carroll Lynch[22].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Margaret Cho[23].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Thomas Jane[24].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Tommy Flanagan[25].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Danny Masterson[26].
  • A cast member of Face/Off was Chris Bauer[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Face/Off was John Powell[28]. Producers include David Permut[29], Barrie M. Osborne[30], and Terence Chang[31]. Face/Off was directed by John Woo[4]. Screenwriters include Mike Werb[5] and Michael Colleary[6]. Cast members include John Travolta[12], Nicolas Cage[13], Joan Allen[14], Gina Gershon[15], Dominique Swain[16], and Alessandro Nivola[17].

Publication

Publication dates include June 27, 1997[32], October 8, 1997[33], September 25, 1997[34], and 1997[35]. The original language of Face/Off was English[36]. Genres include action film[8], thriller film[9], crime film[10], and action thriller[11]. Face/Off was distributed by video on demand[37].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include revenge[38] and terrorism[39].

Reception

Reviews include 7.9/10[40], 93%[41], and 82/100[42].

Why It Matters

Face/Off ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,429 views/month).[2] Face/Off has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Face/Off is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [41] . wikidata.org.
  34. [42] . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . Box Office Mojo. wikidata.org.
  36. [33] . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [35] . wikidata.org.
  39. [38] . wikidata.org.
  40. [39] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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