The Lawless

1950 film by Joseph Losey
Movie film Q3125774
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The Lawless

Summary

The Lawless is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Lawless's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Lawless was directed by Joseph Losey[4].
  • Daniel Mainwaring wrote the screenplay for The Lawless[5].
  • The Lawless's genre is drama film[6].
  • The Lawless's genre is film noir[7].
  • A cast member of The Lawless was Macdonald Carey[8].
  • A cast member of The Lawless was Gail Russell[9].
  • A cast member of The Lawless was Johnny Sands[10].
  • A cast member of The Lawless was Argentina Brunetti[11].
  • A cast member of The Lawless was Ian MacDonald[12].
  • A cast member of The Lawless was John Hoyt[13].
  • A cast member of The Lawless was John Sands[14].
  • A cast member of The Lawless was Lee Patrick[15].
  • A cast member of The Lawless was Paul Harvey[16].
  • A cast member of The Lawless was Walter Reed[17].
  • A cast member of The Lawless was Herbert Anderson[18].
  • A cast member of The Lawless was William Edmunds[19].
  • The Lawless's production company is recorded as Pine-Thomas Productions[20].
  • The Lawless's director of photography is recorded as J. Roy Hunt[21].
  • The original language of The Lawless was English[22].
  • The Lawless was distributed by video on demand[23].
  • The Lawless's color is recorded as black-and-white[24].
  • The Lawless's country of origin is recorded as United States[25].
  • The Lawless was published on January 1, 1950[26].
  • The Lawless's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Lawless'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Lawless was directed by Joseph Losey[4]. Daniel Mainwaring wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Macdonald Carey[8], Gail Russell[9], Johnny Sands[10], Argentina Brunetti[11], Ian MacDonald[12], and John Hoyt[13].

Publication

The Lawless was published on January 1, 1950[26]. The original language of it was English[22]. Genres include drama film[6] and film noir[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[23].

Why It Matters

The Lawless ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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.

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