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'night, Mother

1986 American drama film directed by Tom Moore
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'night, Mother

Summary

'night, Mother is a film[1]. 'night, Mother is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • 'night, Mother's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • 'night, Mother was directed by Tom Moore[4].
  • Marsha Norman wrote the screenplay for 'night, Mother[5].
  • 'night, Mother's composer is recorded as David Shire[6].
  • 'night, Mother's genre is drama film[7].
  • 'night, Mother's genre is film based on literature[8].
  • 'night, Mother's based on is recorded as 'night, Mother[9].
  • A cast member of 'night, Mother was Sissy Spacek[10].
  • A cast member of 'night, Mother was Anne Bancroft[11].
  • A cast member of 'night, Mother was Michael Kenworthy[12].
  • 'night, Mother was produced by Aaron Spelling[13].
  • 'night, Mother's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[14].
  • The original language of 'night, Mother was English[15].
  • 'night, Mother was distributed by video on demand[16].
  • 'night, Mother's color is recorded as color[17].
  • 'night, Mother's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • 'night, Mother was published on January 1, 1986[19].
  • 'night, Mother was published on March 12, 1987[20].
  • 'night, Mother's distributed by is recorded as Universal Pictures[21].
  • 'night, Mother's main subject is suicide[22].
  • 'night, Mother's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "'night, Mother"}[23].
  • 'night, Mother's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+96'}[24].
  • 'night, Mother's Australian Classification is recorded as M[25].
  • 'night, Mother's assessment is recorded as Bechdel test[26].

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Authorship and Creation

'night, Mother was produced by Aaron Spelling[13]. 'night, Mother was directed by Tom Moore[4]. Marsha Norman wrote the screenplay for 'night, Mother[5]. Cast members include Sissy Spacek[10], Anne Bancroft[11], and Michael Kenworthy[12].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1986[19] and March 12, 1987[20]. The original language of 'night, Mother was English[15]. Genres include drama film[7] and film based on literature[8]. 'night, Mother was distributed by video on demand[16].

Subject and Themes

'night, Mother's main subject is suicide[22].

Why It Matters

'night, Mother is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Related Entities

Aaron Spelling Anne Bancroft film Sissy Spacek United States

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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Bechdel Test Movie List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Based on → 'night, Mother
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