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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week

2016 documentary film directed by Ron Howard about The Beatles’ career during their touring years from 1962–1966
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week

Summary

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week's instance of is recorded as Eight Days a Week — instance of (P31): film[3].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was directed by Eight Days a Week — director (P57): Ron Howard[4].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week's composer is recorded as Eight Days a Week — composer (P86): The Beatles[5].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week's genre is Eight Days a Week — genre (P136): music documentary film[6].
  • A cast member of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): John Lennon[7].
  • A cast member of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): Ringo Starr[8].
  • A cast member of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): George Harrison[9].
  • A cast member of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): Whoopi Goldberg[10].
  • A cast member of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): Q254022[11].
  • A cast member of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): Sigourney Weaver[12].
  • A cast member of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): Richard Lester[13].
  • A cast member of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): Howard Goodall[14].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was produced by Eight Days a Week — producer (P162): Brian Grazer[15].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week's director of photography is recorded as Eight Days a Week — director of photography (P344): Michael Wood[16].
  • The original language of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was Eight Days a Week — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[17].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week's Commons category is recorded as The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years[18].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was distributed by Eight Days a Week — distribution format (P437): video on demand[19].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week's review score is recorded as 96%[20].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week's review score is recorded as 7.9/10[21].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week's review score is recorded as 72/100[22].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week's color is recorded as Eight Days a Week — color (P462): color[23].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week's country of origin is recorded as Eight Days a Week — country of origin (P495): United States[24].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week's country of origin is recorded as Eight Days a Week — country of origin (P495): United Kingdom[25].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was released on September 15, 2016[26].
  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was released on September 15, 2016[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was produced by Eight Days a Week — producer (P162): Brian Grazer[15]. It was directed by Eight Days a Week — director (P57): Ron Howard[4]. Cast members include Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): John Lennon[7], Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): Ringo Starr[8], Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): George Harrison[9], Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): Whoopi Goldberg[10], Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): Q254022[11], and Eight Days a Week — cast member (P161): Sigourney Weaver[12].

Publication

Publication dates include September 15, 2016[26]. The original language of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was Eight Days a Week — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[17]. Its genre is Eight Days a Week — genre (P136): music documentary film[6]. It was distributed by Eight Days a Week — distribution format (P437): video on demand[19].

Reception

Reviews include 96%[20], 7.9/10[21], and 72/100[22].

Why It Matters

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

film George Harrison John Lennon Richard Lester Ringo Starr Ron Howard Sigourney Weaver The Beatles United Kingdom United States Whoopi Goldberg

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date → +2016-09-15T00:00:00Z, +2016-09-15T00:00:00Z
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+137'}
    Icaa rating → general audiences
    Original language of film or tv show → English
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