Selma

2014 film directed by Ava DuVernay
Movie film Q17183770
Selma
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Selma

Summary

Selma is a film[1]. Selma ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,323 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Selma's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Selma was directed by Ava DuVernay[4].
  • Paul Webb wrote the screenplay for Selma[5].
  • Selma's composer is recorded as Jason Moran[6].
  • Selma's genre is drama film[7].
  • Selma's genre is historical film[8].
  • Selma's genre is biographical film[9].
  • A cast member of Selma was David Oyelowo[10].
  • A cast member of Selma was Tom Wilkinson[11].
  • A cast member of Selma was Tim Roth[12].
  • A cast member of Selma was Common[13].
  • A cast member of Selma was Ruben Santiago-Hudson[14].
  • A cast member of Selma was Carmen Ejogo[15].
  • A cast member of Selma was Lorraine Toussaint[16].
  • A cast member of Selma was Oprah Winfrey[17].
  • A cast member of Selma was Cuba Gooding Jr.[18].
  • A cast member of Selma was Niecy Nash[19].
  • A cast member of Selma was Colman Domingo[20].
  • A cast member of Selma was Alessandro Nivola[21].
  • A cast member of Selma was LaKeith Stanfield[22].
  • A cast member of Selma was André Holland[23].
  • A cast member of Selma was Tessa Thompson[24].
  • A cast member of Selma was Wendell Pierce[25].
  • A cast member of Selma was Omar Dorsey[26].
  • A cast member of Selma was Ledisi[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Christian Colson[28], Dede Gardner[29], Jeremy Kleiner[30], and Oprah Winfrey[31]. Selma was directed by Ava DuVernay[4]. Paul Webb wrote the screenplay for Selma[5]. Cast members include David Oyelowo[10], Tom Wilkinson[11], Tim Roth[12], Common[13], Ruben Santiago-Hudson[14], and Carmen Ejogo[15].

Publication

Publication dates include December 25, 2014[32], January 9, 2015[33], and February 19, 2015[34]. The original language of Selma was English[35]. Genres include drama film[7], historical film[8], and biographical film[9]. Selma was distributed by video on demand[36].

Reception

Reviews include 8.5/10[37], 99%[38], and 79/100[39].

Why It Matters

Selma ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,323 views/month).[2] Selma has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [38] . wikidata.org.
  34. [39] . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [33] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source BBC's The 100 greatest films directed by women, Women Make Film
    Publication date +2014-12-25T00:00:00Z, +2015-01-09T00:00:00Z, +2015-02-19T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Paul Webb
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+127'}
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