Father Brown

1954 British film directed by Robert Hamer
Movie film Q1154209
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Father Brown

Summary

Father Brown is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (267 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Father Brown's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Father Brown was directed by Robert Hamer[4].
  • Maurice Rapf wrote the screenplay for Father Brown[5].
  • Father Brown's composer is recorded as Georges Auric[6].
  • Father Brown's genre is mystery film[7].
  • Father Brown's genre is crime film[8].
  • A cast member of Father Brown was Alec Guinness[9].
  • A cast member of Father Brown was Joan Greenwood[10].
  • A cast member of Father Brown was Peter Finch[11].
  • A cast member of Father Brown was Cecil Parker[12].
  • A cast member of Father Brown was Bernard Lee[13].
  • A cast member of Father Brown was Gérard Oury[14].
  • A cast member of Father Brown was John Horsley[15].
  • Father Brown's production company is recorded as Columbia Pictures[16].
  • Father Brown's director of photography is recorded as Harry Waxman[17].
  • The original language of Father Brown was English[18].
  • Father Brown's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • Father Brown's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[20].
  • Father Brown was published on June 8, 1954[21].
  • Father Brown was released on September 7, 1954[22].
  • Father Brown was published on November 1, 1954[23].
  • Father Brown was published on November 19, 1954[24].
  • Father Brown was published on March 18, 1955[25].
  • Father Brown's distributed by is recorded as Columbia Pictures[26].
  • Father Brown's narrative location is recorded as France[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Father Brown was directed by Robert Hamer[4]. Maurice Rapf wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Alec Guinness[9], Joan Greenwood[10], Peter Finch[11], Cecil Parker[12], Bernard Lee[13], and Gérard Oury[14].

Publication

Publication dates include June 8, 1954[21], September 7, 1954[22], November 1, 1954[23], November 19, 1954[24], and March 18, 1955[25]. The original language of Father Brown was English[18]. Genres include mystery film[7] and crime film[8].

Why It Matters

Father Brown ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (267 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Publication date +1954-06-08T00:00:00Z, +1954-09-07T00:00:00Z, +1954-11-01T00:00:00Z +2
    Director of photography Harry Waxman
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