Private Benjamin

1980 film by Howard Zieff
Movie film Q83649
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Private Benjamin

Summary

Private Benjamin is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,021 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Private Benjamin's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Private Benjamin's director is recorded as Howard Zieff[4].
  • Private Benjamin's screenwriter is recorded as Nancy Meyers[5].
  • Private Benjamin's screenwriter is recorded as Charles Shyer[6].
  • Private Benjamin's screenwriter is recorded as Harvey Miller[7].
  • Private Benjamin's composer is recorded as Bill Conti[8].
  • Private Benjamin's genre is recorded as comedy drama[9].
  • Private Benjamin's genre is recorded as comedy film[10].
  • Private Benjamin's genre is recorded as military comedy film[11].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Eileen Brennan[12].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Armand Assante[13].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Goldie Hawn[14].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Craig T. Nelson[15].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Alan Oppenheimer[16].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Albert Brooks[17].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Barbara Barrie[18].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Gretchen Wyler[19].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Hal Williams[20].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Harry Dean Stanton[21].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Keone Young[22].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Lee Wallace[23].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Lilyan Chauvin[24].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Mary Kay Place[25].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as P. J. Soles[26].
  • Private Benjamin's cast member is recorded as Robert Webber[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Nancy Meyers[28], Charles Shyer[29], and Goldie Hawn[30]. Private Benjamin's director is recorded as Howard Zieff[4]. Screenwriters include Nancy Meyers[5], Charles Shyer[6], and Harvey Miller[7]. Cast members include Eileen Brennan[12], Armand Assante[13], Goldie Hawn[14], Craig T. Nelson[15], Alan Oppenheimer[16], and Albert Brooks[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1980-10-10T00:00:00Z[31], +1981-09-25T00:00:00Z[32], and +1981-03-02T00:00:00Z[33]. Private Benjamin's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[34]. Genres include comedy drama[9], comedy film[10], and military comedy film[11].

Reception

Reviews include 82%[35] and 6.9/10[36].

Why It Matters

Private Benjamin ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,021 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . Box Office Mojo. Retrieved . boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . Swedish Film Database. Retrieved . svenskfilmdatabas.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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