On the Road

2012 film directed by Walter Salles
Movie film Q938858
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On the Road

Summary

On the Road is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,083 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • On the Road's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • On the Road was directed by Walter Salles[4].
  • On the Road was directed by Sam Riley[5].
  • José Rivera wrote the screenplay for On the Road[6].
  • Jack Kerouac wrote the screenplay for On the Road[7].
  • On the Road's composer is recorded as Q312434[8].
  • On the Road's genre is road movie[9].
  • On the Road's genre is adventure film[10].
  • On the Road's genre is drama film[11].
  • On the Road's genre is LGBTQ-related film[12].
  • On the Road's genre is film based on a novel[13].
  • On the Road's based on is recorded as On the Road[14].
  • A cast member of On the Road was Sam Riley[15].
  • A cast member of On the Road was Garrett Hedlund[16].
  • A cast member of On the Road was Kristen Stewart[17].
  • A cast member of On the Road was Amy Adams[18].
  • A cast member of On the Road was Tom Sturridge[19].
  • A cast member of On the Road was Alice Braga[20].
  • A cast member of On the Road was Elisabeth Moss[21].
  • A cast member of On the Road was Kirsten Dunst[22].
  • A cast member of On the Road was Q171363[23].
  • A cast member of On the Road was Steve Buscemi[24].
  • A cast member of On the Road was Terrence Howard[25].
  • A cast member of On the Road was Giselle Itié[26].
  • A cast member of On the Road was Marie-Ginette Guay[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Francis Ford Coppola[28], Charles Gillibert[29], Nathanaël Karmitz[30], Chad Oakes[31], Benjamin Hess[32], and Roman Coppola[33]. Directors include Walter Salles[4] and Sam Riley[5]. Screenwriters include José Rivera[6] and Jack Kerouac[7]. Cast members include Sam Riley[15], Garrett Hedlund[16], Kristen Stewart[17], Amy Adams[18], Tom Sturridge[19], and Alice Braga[20].

Publication

Genres include road movie[9], adventure film[10], drama film[11], LGBTQ-related film[12], and film based on a novel[13].

Why It Matters

On the Road ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,083 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . cineclubdecaen.com. Retrieved . cineclubdecaen.com. Provenance: 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.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Carlos Conti
    Publication date +2012-05-23T00:00:00Z, +2012-10-04T00:00:00Z, +2013-03-21T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter José Rivera, Jack Kerouac
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+140'}
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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