Return from the Ashes

1965 film by J. Lee Thompson
Movie film Q7317169
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Return from the Ashes

Summary

Return from the Ashes is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Return from the Ashes's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Return from the Ashes was directed by J. Lee Thompson[4].
  • Julius J. Epstein wrote the screenplay for Return from the Ashes[5].
  • Return from the Ashes's composer is recorded as John Dankworth[6].
  • Return from the Ashes's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of Return from the Ashes was Maximilian Schell[8].
  • A cast member of Return from the Ashes was Ingrid Thulin[9].
  • A cast member of Return from the Ashes was Samantha Eggar[10].
  • A cast member of Return from the Ashes was Herbert Lom[11].
  • A cast member of Return from the Ashes was Vladek Sheybal[12].
  • A cast member of Return from the Ashes was Jacques Brunius[13].
  • Return from the Ashes's director of photography is recorded as Christopher Challis[14].
  • The original language of Return from the Ashes was English[15].
  • Return from the Ashes's color is recorded as black-and-white[16].
  • Return from the Ashes's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[17].
  • Return from the Ashes was released on January 1, 1965[18].
  • Return from the Ashes was published on February 14, 1966[19].
  • Return from the Ashes's distributed by is recorded as United Artists[20].
  • Return from the Ashes's main subject is chess[21].
  • Return from the Ashes's film editor is recorded as Russell Lloyd[22].
  • Return from the Ashes's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Return from the Ashes'}[23].
  • Return from the Ashes's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+105'}[24].
  • Return from the Ashes's research project that contributed to this data set is recorded as (Con)sequential Images[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Return from the Ashes was directed by J. Lee Thompson[4]. Julius J. Epstein wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Maximilian Schell[8], Ingrid Thulin[9], Samantha Eggar[10], Herbert Lom[11], Vladek Sheybal[12], and Jacques Brunius[13].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1965[18] and February 14, 1966[19]. The original language of Return from the Ashes was English[15]. Its genre is drama film[7].

Subject and Themes

Return from the Ashes's main subject is chess[21].

Why It Matters

Return from the Ashes has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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