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Shivers

1975 film by David Cronenberg
Movie film Q1520388
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Summary

Shivers is a film[1]. Shivers ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,662 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Sitges Film Festival Best Director award[3]
  • Director: David Cronenberg[4]
  • Screenwriter: David Cronenberg[5]
  • Composer: Fred Mollin[6], Ivan Reitman[7]
  • Genre: horror film[8], science fiction film[9], zombie film[10], erotic film[11], LGBTQ-related film[12], science fiction horror film[13], body horror film[14], monster film[15], natural horror film[16], erotic thriller film[17], independent film[18]
  • Cast member: Barbara Steele[19], Lynn Lowry[20], Joan Blackman[21], Paul Hampton[22], Fred Döderlein[23], Vlasta Vrána[24], Joe Silver[25], Allan Kolman[26]
  • Producer: Ivan Reitman[27]
  • Production company: Telefilm Canada[28]
  • Director of photography: Robert Saad[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Review score: 6.7/10[31], 58/100[32], 85%[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: Canada[35]
  • Publication date: September 1975[36], September 26, 1975[37], October 1975[38], October 10, 1975[39], March 1976[40], April 30, 1976[41], July 22, 1976[42], August 4, 1976[43], September 2, 1976[44], September 30, 1976[45], November 15, 1976[46], June 26, 1977[47], May 31, 1979[48], February 14, 1981[49]
  • Distributed by: Lionsgate Films[50]
  • Narrative location: Canada[51]
  • Filming location: Montreal[52]
  • Main subject: epidemic[53]
  • Film editor: Patrick Dodd[54]
  • Executive producer: John Dunning[55]
  • Title: Shivers[56]
  • MPA film rating: R[57]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[58]
  • Duration: 87 minutes[59], 93 minutes[60]
  • Capital cost: 179,000 Canadian dollar[61]

Why It Matters

Shivers has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Shivers is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

What awards did Shivers receive?

Honors received include Sitges Film Festival Best Director award[3].

Related Entities

Barbara Steele Canada David Cronenberg film Ivan Reitman

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [19] ↑ . CineTV. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . CineTV. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . CineTV. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
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  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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