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Sparkle

1976 American musical drama film by Sam O'Steen
Movie film Q3966013
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Summary

Sparkle is a film[1]. Sparkle ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,621 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Sam O'Steen[3]
  • Screenwriter: Joel Schumacher[4]
  • Composer: Curtis Mayfield[5]
  • Genre: musical film[6], blaxploitation film[7]
  • Cast member: Philip Michael Thomas[8], Irene Cara—Escalera[9], Lonette McKee[10], Mary Alice[11], Dorian Harewood[12]
  • Producer: Howard Rosenman[13]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[14]
  • Director of photography: Bruce Surtees[15]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[16]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[17]
  • Review score: 10%[18], 4.4/10[19]
  • Color: color[20]
  • Country of origin: United States[21]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1976[22]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[23]
  • Narrative location: Harlem[24]
  • Film editor: Gordon Scott[25]
  • Title: Sparkle[26]
  • Duration: 98[27]
  • Assessment: Bechdel test[28]
  • P14449: 133861[29]
  • P14821: 75249[30]

Why It Matters

Sparkle is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director of photography → Bruce Surtees
    Lumiere film id → 240371
    Tv.com id → movies/sparkle
    Filmaffinity film id → 426519
    + 58 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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