The Man Who Could Cheat Death

1959 film by Terence Fisher
Movie film Q1572661
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The Man Who Could Cheat Death

Summary

The Man Who Could Cheat Death is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death was directed by Terence Fisher[4].
  • Jimmy Sangster wrote the screenplay for The Man Who Could Cheat Death[5].
  • Barré Lyndon wrote the screenplay for The Man Who Could Cheat Death[6].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death's composer is recorded as Richard Rodney Bennett[7].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death's genre is horror film[8].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death's genre is fantasy film[9].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death's genre is science fiction film[10].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death's based on is recorded as The Man in Half Moon Street[11].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Could Cheat Death was Anton Diffring[12].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Could Cheat Death was Hazel Court[13].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Could Cheat Death was Christopher Lee[14].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Could Cheat Death was Francis de Wolff[15].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Could Cheat Death was Ronald Adam[16].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Could Cheat Death was Marie Burke[17].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death was produced by Michael Carreras[18].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death was produced by Anthony Nelson Keys[19].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death's production company is recorded as Hammer Film Productions[20].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death's director of photography is recorded as Jack Asher[21].
  • The original language of The Man Who Could Cheat Death was English[22].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death was distributed by video on demand[23].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death's color is recorded as color[24].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[25].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death was published on January 1, 1959[26].
  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Michael Carreras[18] and Anthony Nelson Keys[19]. The Man Who Could Cheat Death was directed by Terence Fisher[4]. Screenwriters include Jimmy Sangster[5] and Barré Lyndon[6]. Cast members include Anton Diffring[12], Hazel Court[13], Christopher Lee[14], Francis de Wolff[15], Ronald Adam[16], and Marie Burke[17].

Publication

The Man Who Could Cheat Death was published on January 1, 1959[26]. The original language of it was English[22]. Genres include horror film[8], fantasy film[9], and science fiction film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[23].

Why It Matters

The Man Who Could Cheat Death ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Jimmy Sangster, Barré Lyndon
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+83'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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