Sarafina!

1992 film directed by Darrell Roodt
Movie film Q2577161
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Sarafina!

Summary

Sarafina! is a film[1]. Sarafina! ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (812 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sarafina!'s instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Sarafina! was directed by Darrell Roodt[4].
  • Mbongeni Ngema wrote the screenplay for Sarafina![5].
  • Sarafina!'s composer is recorded as Stanley Myers[6].
  • Sarafina!'s genre is musical film[7].
  • Sarafina!'s genre is comedy drama[8].
  • Sarafina!'s genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of Sarafina! was Leleti Khumalo[10].
  • A cast member of Sarafina! was Whoopi Goldberg[11].
  • A cast member of Sarafina! was Miriam Makeba[12].
  • A cast member of Sarafina! was John Kani[13].
  • Sarafina! was produced by Ian Bryce[14].
  • Sarafina!'s production company is recorded as Miramax[15].
  • Sarafina!'s production company is recorded as British Broadcasting Corporation[16].
  • Sarafina!'s production company is recorded as Hollywood Pictures[17].
  • Sarafina!'s director of photography is recorded as Mark Vicente[18].
  • The original language of Sarafina! was English[19].
  • Sarafina!'s review score is recorded as 5.2/10[20].
  • Sarafina!'s review score is recorded as 60%[21].
  • Sarafina!'s color is recorded as color[22].
  • Sarafina!'s country of origin is recorded as South Africa[23].
  • Sarafina!'s country of origin is recorded as France[24].
  • Sarafina!'s country of origin is recorded as United States[25].
  • Sarafina! was published on September 18, 1992[26].
  • Sarafina! was released on April 8, 1993[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1992-09-29[30]

  • Genre(s): folk, musical, soul[31]

  • Community tags: folk, musical, soul[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: eb9fa2fe-f4ec-3d59-b351-e63c6afdcf20[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sarafina! was produced by Ian Bryce[14]. Sarafina! was directed by Darrell Roodt[4]. Mbongeni Ngema wrote the screenplay for Sarafina![5]. Cast members include Leleti Khumalo[10], Whoopi Goldberg[11], Miriam Makeba[12], and John Kani[13].

Publication

Publication dates include September 18, 1992[26] and April 8, 1993[27]. The original language of Sarafina! was English[19]. Genres include musical film[7], comedy drama[8], and drama film[9].

Reception

Reviews include 5.2/10[20] and 60%[21].

Why It Matters

Sarafina! ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (812 views/month).[2] Sarafina! has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Sarafina! is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . 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] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.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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