The Lion

1962 film directed by Jack Cardiff
Movie film Q1753932
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The Lion

Summary

The Lion is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Lion's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Lion was directed by Jack Cardiff[4].
  • The Lion's composer is recorded as Malcolm Arnold[5].
  • The Lion's genre is drama film[6].
  • A cast member of The Lion was William Holden[7].
  • A cast member of The Lion was Trevor Howard[8].
  • A cast member of The Lion was Capucine[9].
  • A cast member of The Lion was Pamela Franklin[10].
  • A cast member of The Lion was Ralph Helfer[11].
  • The Lion was produced by Samuel G. Engel[12].
  • The Lion's director of photography is recorded as Edward Scaife[13].
  • The original language of The Lion was English[14].
  • The Lion was distributed by video on demand[15].
  • The Lion's color is recorded as color[16].
  • The Lion's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • The Lion was released on January 1, 1962[18].
  • The Lion's distributed by is recorded as 20th Century Studios[19].
  • The Lion's filming location is recorded as Kenya[20].
  • The Lion's film editor is recorded as Russell Lloyd[21].
  • The Lion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Lion'}[22].
  • The Lion's FSK film rating is recorded as FSK 12[23].
  • The Lion's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+96'}[24].
  • The Lion's CNC film rating is recorded as no age restriction[25].

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Authorship and Creation

The Lion was produced by Samuel G. Engel[12]. It was directed by Jack Cardiff[4]. Cast members include William Holden[7], Trevor Howard[8], Capucine[9], Pamela Franklin[10], and Ralph Helfer[11].

Publication

The Lion was released on January 1, 1962[18]. The original language of it was English[14]. Its genre is drama film[6]. It was distributed by video on demand[15].

Why It Matters

The Lion ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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.
  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] . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 26734
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 26734, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    P14449 124625
    Producer Samuel G. Engel
    Publication date +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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