The Guardian

2006 film by Andrew Davis
Movie film Q901255
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Summary

The Guardian is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,984 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Andrew Davis[3]
  • Screenwriter: Ron L. Brinkerhoff[4]
  • Composer: Trevor Rabin[5]
  • Genre: action film[6], adventure film[7], drama film[8], coming-of-age film[9]
  • Cast member: Kevin Costner[10], Ashton Kutcher[11], Melissa Sagemiller[12], Clancy Brown[13], Neal McDonough[14], Brian Geraghty[15], Sela Ward[16], Brian Patrick Wade[17], Dulé Hill[18], John Heard[19], Michael Rady[20], Omari Hardwick[21], Alex Daniels[22], Daniel J. Molthen[23]
  • Producer: Tripp Vinson[24], Beau Flynn[25]
  • Production company: Touchstone Pictures[26]
  • Director of photography: Stephen St. John[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Commons category: The Guardian (film)[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 37%[31], 5.2/10[32], 53/100[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: United States[35]
  • Publication date: September 29, 2006[36], October 19, 2006[37]
  • Sport: competitive swimming[38]
  • Distributed by: Fórum Hungary[39], Netflix[40]
  • Narrative location: Kodiak[41], Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City[42]
  • Official website: http://theguardian.movies.go.com/[43]
  • Filming location: Long Beach[44], California[45], Kodiak[46], Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City[47], North Carolina[48]
  • Main subject: Aviation Survival Technician[49], United States Coast Guard[50], post-traumatic stress disorder[51]
  • Film editor: Thomas J. Nordberg[52], Dennis Virkler[53]

Why It Matters

The Guardian has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

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. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 406816
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 40628
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  3. 11w ago · Putnik · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14710 → F00318
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2006-09-29T00:00:00Z, +2006-10-19T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Ron L. Brinkerhoff
    Duration → {'amount': '+139'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
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