Sleeping Dogs

1977 film by Roger Donaldson
Movie film Q3486620
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Sleeping Dogs

Summary

Sleeping Dogs is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sleeping Dogs's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Sleeping Dogs was directed by Roger Donaldson[4].
  • Ian Mune wrote the screenplay for Sleeping Dogs[5].
  • Sleeping Dogs's genre is dystopian film[6].
  • Sleeping Dogs's genre is political thriller film[7].
  • A cast member of Sleeping Dogs was Sam Neill[8].
  • A cast member of Sleeping Dogs was Ian Mune[9].
  • A cast member of Sleeping Dogs was Warren Oates[10].
  • A cast member of Sleeping Dogs was Ian Watkin[11].
  • A cast member of Sleeping Dogs was Bill Johnson[12].
  • Sleeping Dogs was produced by Larry Parr[13].
  • Sleeping Dogs's director of photography is recorded as Michael Seresin[14].
  • The original language of Sleeping Dogs was English[15].
  • Sleeping Dogs was distributed by video on demand[16].
  • Sleeping Dogs's color is recorded as color[17].
  • Sleeping Dogs's country of origin is recorded as New Zealand[18].
  • Sleeping Dogs was published on January 1, 1977[19].
  • Sleeping Dogs was published on October 6, 1977[20].
  • Sleeping Dogs was published on July 13, 1978[21].
  • Sleeping Dogs was released on February 28, 1982[22].
  • Sleeping Dogs's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[23].
  • Sleeping Dogs's narrative location is recorded as New Zealand[24].
  • Sleeping Dogs's filming location is recorded as New Zealand[25].
  • Sleeping Dogs's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sleeping Dogs'}[26].
  • Sleeping Dogs's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+107'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Sleeping Dogs was produced by Larry Parr[13]. It was directed by Roger Donaldson[4]. Ian Mune wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Sam Neill[8], Ian Mune[9], Warren Oates[10], Ian Watkin[11], and Bill Johnson[12].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1977[19], October 6, 1977[20], July 13, 1978[21], and February 28, 1982[22]. The original language of Sleeping Dogs was English[15]. Genres include dystopian film[6] and political thriller film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[16].

Why It Matters

Sleeping Dogs ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Producer Larry Parr
    Publication date +1977-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1977-10-06T00:00:00Z, +1978-07-13T00:00:00Z +1
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