The Cement Garden

1993 film by Andrew Birkin
Movie film Q1916423
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The Cement Garden

Summary

The Cement Garden is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Cement Garden's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Cement Garden was directed by Andrew Birkin[4].
  • Andrew Birkin wrote the screenplay for The Cement Garden[5].
  • Ian McEwan wrote the screenplay for The Cement Garden[6].
  • The Cement Garden's composer is recorded as Edward Shearmur[7].
  • The Cement Garden's genre is drama film[8].
  • The Cement Garden's genre is film based on a novel[9].
  • The Cement Garden's based on is recorded as The Cement Garden[10].
  • A cast member of The Cement Garden was Andrew N. Robertson[11].
  • A cast member of The Cement Garden was Charlotte Gainsbourg[12].
  • A cast member of The Cement Garden was Jochen Horst[13].
  • A cast member of The Cement Garden was Alice Coulthard[14].
  • A cast member of The Cement Garden was Ned Birkin[15].
  • A cast member of The Cement Garden was Sinéad Cusack[16].
  • A cast member of The Cement Garden was Hanns Zischler[17].
  • A cast member of The Cement Garden was Gareth Brown[18].
  • A cast member of The Cement Garden was William Hootkins[19].
  • A cast member of The Cement Garden was Dick Flockhart[20].
  • A cast member of The Cement Garden was Mike Clark[21].
  • The original language of The Cement Garden was English[22].
  • The Cement Garden was distributed by video on demand[23].
  • The Cement Garden's review score is recorded as 7.1/10[24].
  • The Cement Garden's review score is recorded as 83%[25].
  • The Cement Garden's color is recorded as color[26].
  • The Cement Garden's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Cement Garden was directed by Andrew Birkin[4]. Screenwriters include Andrew Birkin[5] and Ian McEwan[6]. Cast members include Andrew N. Robertson[11], Charlotte Gainsbourg[12], Jochen Horst[13], Alice Coulthard[14], Ned Birkin[15], and Sinéad Cusack[16].

Publication

Publication dates include February 1993[28] and August 12, 1993[29]. The original language of The Cement Garden was English[22]. Genres include drama film[8] and film based on a novel[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[23].

Subject and Themes

The Cement Garden's main subject is incest[30].

Reception

Reviews include 7.1/10[24] and 83%[25].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Cement Garden's after a work by is recorded as Ian McEwan[31].

Why It Matters

The Cement Garden has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmportal.de. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1993-02-00T00:00:00Z, +1993-08-12T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Andrew Birkin, Ian McEwan
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+105'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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