Ghost Story

1981 film by John Irvin
Movie film Q230488
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Ghost Story

Summary

Ghost Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ghost Story's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Ghost Story's director is recorded as John Irvin[4].
  • Ghost Story's screenwriter is recorded as Lawrence D. Cohen[5].
  • Ghost Story's composer is recorded as Philippe Sarde[6].
  • Ghost Story's genre is recorded as horror film[7].
  • Ghost Story's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • Ghost Story's genre is recorded as thriller film[9].
  • Ghost Story's genre is recorded as ghost film[10].
  • Ghost Story's based on is recorded as Ghost Story[11].
  • Ghost Story's logo image is recorded as Ghost Story Logo.png[12].
  • Ghost Story's cast member is recorded as Fred Astaire[13].
  • Ghost Story's cast member is recorded as John Houseman[14].
  • Ghost Story's cast member is recorded as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.[15].
  • Ghost Story's cast member is recorded as Melvyn Douglas[16].
  • Ghost Story's cast member is recorded as Patricia Neal[17].
  • Ghost Story's cast member is recorded as Alice Krige[18].
  • Ghost Story's cast member is recorded as Craig Wasson[19].
  • Ghost Story's cast member is recorded as Brad Sullivan[20].
  • Ghost Story's cast member is recorded as Ken Olin[21].
  • Ghost Story's cast member is recorded as Michael O'Neill[22].
  • Ghost Story's producer is recorded as Burt Weissbourd[23].
  • Ghost Story's director of photography is recorded as Jack Cardiff[24].
  • Ghost Story's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0082449[25].
  • Ghost Story's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26].
  • Ghost Story's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ghost Story's producer is recorded as Burt Weissbourd[23]. Its director is recorded as John Irvin[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Lawrence D. Cohen[5]. Cast members include Fred Astaire[13], John Houseman[14], Douglas Fairbanks Jr.[15], Melvyn Douglas[16], Patricia Neal[17], and Alice Krige[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1981-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1981-12-18T00:00:00Z[29]. Ghost Story's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26]. Genres include horror film[7], drama film[8], thriller film[9], and ghost film[10].

Subject and Themes

Ghost Story's main subject is recorded as haunted house[30].

Reception

Reviews include 30%[31] and 5.4/10[32].

Why It Matters

Ghost Story ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

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.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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