The Dead Zone

1983 film by David Cronenberg
Movie film Q466792
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The Dead Zone

Summary

The Dead Zone is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,192 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dead Zone's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Dead Zone's director is recorded as David Cronenberg[4].
  • The Dead Zone's screenwriter is recorded as Jeffrey Boam[5].
  • The Dead Zone's screenwriter is recorded as Stephen King[6].
  • The Dead Zone's screenwriter is recorded as David Cronenberg[7].
  • The Dead Zone's composer is recorded as Michael Kamen[8].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as horror film[9].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as science fiction film[10].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[11].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as political thriller film[12].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as science fiction horror film[13].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as suspense film[14].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as thriller film[15].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as supernatural horror film[16].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as psychological thriller film[17].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as psychological horror film[18].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as psychological drama film[19].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as drama film[20].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as independent film[21].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as fantasy film[22].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as mystery film[23].
  • The Dead Zone's genre is recorded as supernatural film[24].
  • The Dead Zone's based on is recorded as The Dead Zone[25].
  • The Dead Zone's cast member is recorded as Christopher Walken[26].
  • The Dead Zone's cast member is recorded as Brooke Adams[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Debra Hill[28] and Dino De Laurentiis[29]. The Dead Zone's director is recorded as David Cronenberg[4]. Screenwriters include Jeffrey Boam[5], Stephen King[6], and David Cronenberg[7]. Cast members include Christopher Walken[26], Brooke Adams[27], Tom Skerritt[30], Herbert Lom[31], Anthony Zerbe[32], and Colleen Dewhurst[33].

Publication

Publication dates include +1983-01-01T00:00:00Z[34], +1984-05-18T00:00:00Z[35], and +1983-10-21T00:00:00Z[36]. The Dead Zone's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[37]. Genres include horror film[9], science fiction film[10], film based on a novel[11], political thriller film[12], science fiction horror film[13], and suspense film[14].

Reception

Reviews include 7.6/10[38], 89%[39], 69/100[40], and 7.2/10[41].

Why It Matters

The Dead Zone ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,192 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] . wikidata.org.
  33. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [39] . wikidata.org.
  35. [40] . wikidata.org.
  36. [41] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  37. [34] . wikidata.org.
  38. [35] . zweitausendeins.de. zweitausendeins.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [36] . 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. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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