Taxi

1998 film directed by Gérard Pirès
Movie film Q726215
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Taxi

Summary

Taxi is a film[1]. Taxi ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,218 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxi's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Taxi was directed by Gérard Pirès[4].
  • Luc Besson wrote the screenplay for Taxi[5].
  • Taxi's composer is recorded as Akhenaton[6].
  • Taxi's genre is crime film[7].
  • Taxi's genre is buddy film[8].
  • Taxi's genre is action film[9].
  • Taxi's genre is comedy film[10].
  • Taxi was followed by Taxi 2[11].
  • Taxi was followed by Taxi[12].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Samy Naceri[13].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Marion Cotillard[14].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Emma Wiklund[15].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Frédéric Diefenthal[16].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Manuela Gourary[17].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Bernard Farcy[18].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Dan Herzberg[19].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Édouard Montoute[20].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Georges Neri[21].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Philippe du Janerand[22].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Richard Sammel[23].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Sébastien Thiéry[24].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Tara Römer[25].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Denis Braccini[26].
  • Taxi was produced by Luc Besson[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Taxi was produced by Luc Besson[27]. Taxi was directed by Gérard Pirès[4]. Luc Besson wrote the screenplay for Taxi[5]. Cast members include Samy Naceri[13], Marion Cotillard[14], Emma Wiklund[15], Frédéric Diefenthal[16], Manuela Gourary[17], and Bernard Farcy[18].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1998[28] and August 20, 1998[29]. Original languages include French[30], German[31], Korean[32], and Portuguese[33]. Genres include crime film[7], buddy film[8], action film[9], and comedy film[10]. Taxi's part of the series is recorded as Taxi[34].

Subject and Themes

Taxi's main subject is organized crime[35]. Taxi's part of the series is recorded as Taxi[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Successors include Taxi 2[11] and Taxi[12].

Why It Matters

Taxi ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,218 views/month).[2] Taxi has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

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] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . Lexicon of international films. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Reubot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Screenwriter Luc Besson
    Followed by Taxi 2, Taxi
    Medierådet rating For ages 15 and up
    Cnc film rating (france) no age restriction
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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