Sorcerer
1977 film directed by William Friedkin
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Summary
Sorcerer is a film[1]. Sorcerer ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,147 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: William Friedkin[3]
- Screenwriter: Walon Green[4]
- Composer: Michel Colombier[5]
- Movement: New Hollywood[6]
- Genre: thriller film[7], action film[8]
- Based on: The Wages of Fear[9], Le Salaire de la peur[10]
- Cast member: Roy Scheider[11], Bruno Cremer[12], Francisco Rabal[13], Hamidou Benmassoud[14], Peter Capell[15], Karl John[16], Friedrich von Ledebur[17], Jacques François[18], Jean-Luc Bideau[19], Joe Spinell[20], André Falcon[21], Anne-Marie Deschodt[22], Ramon Bieri[23], Tom Signorelli[24]
- Producer: William Friedkin[25]
- Director of photography: Dick Bush[26], John M. Stephens[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: Spanish[28], German[29], French[30], English[31]
- Distribution format: video on demand[32]
- Review score: 84%[33], 7.6/10[34], 68/100[35]
- Color: color[36]
- Country of origin: United States[37], Mexico[38]
- Publication date: June 24, 1977[39], October 2, 1977[40], March 22, 1978[41], March 25, 1978[42], March 31, 1978[43], April 13, 1978[44], April 21, 1978[45], May 11, 1978[46], June 5, 1978[47], August 17, 1978[48], August 18, 1978[49], September 4, 1978[50], October 12, 1978[51], November 15, 1978[52]
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures[53]
- Narrative location: Venezuela[54]
- Filming location: New Jersey[55]
- Film editor: Bud S. Smith[56]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound[57]
- Title: Sorcerer[58]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[59]
- MPA film rating: PG[60]
- After a work by: Georges Arnaud[61]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[62]
Why It Matters
Sorcerer has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Sorcerer is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]