Gods and Monsters

1998 film directed by Bill Condon
Movie film Q686533
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Summary

Gods and Monsters is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,641 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[5]
  • Director: Bill Condon[6]
  • Screenwriter: Bill Condon[7], Christopher Bram[8]
  • Composer: Carter Burwell[9]
  • Genre: biographical film[10], drama film[11], LGBTQ-related film[12]
  • Based on: Father of Frankenstein[13]
  • Cast member: Ian McKellen[14], Brendan Fraser[15], Lynn Redgrave[16], Matt McKenzie[17], Arthur Dignam[18], Lolita Davidovich[19], Kevin J. O'Connor[20], Pamela Salem[21], Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy[22], David Dukes[23], Jack Betts[24], Jack Plotnick[25], John Gatins[26], Rosalind Ayres[27]
  • Producer: Paul Colichman[28]
  • Production company: Showtime[29], Here Media[30], BBC Film[31]
  • Director of photography: Stephen M. Katz[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Review score: 96%[34], 8.4/10[35], 74/100[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[38], United States[39]
  • Publication date: January 21, 1998[40], September 11, 1998[41], November 4, 1998[42], March 26, 1999[43], January 21, 2000[44], May 25, 2000[45], September 27, 1998[46]
  • Distributed by: Starz Entertainment[47]
  • Narrative location: California[48]
  • Official website: https://www.godsandmonsters.net/[49]
  • Filming location: Vancouver[50], California[51]
  • Main subject: suicide[52]
  • Film editor: Virginia Katz[53]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[54], Academy Award for Best Actor[55], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[56]
  • Executive producer: Clive Barker[57]
  • Title: Gods and Monsters[58]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[59]

Why It Matters

Gods and Monsters has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What awards did Gods and Monsters receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [14] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  41. [43] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . dfi.dk. dfi.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Filmdienst. filmdienst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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