The Matchmaker

1958 film by Joseph Anthony
Movie film Q2748644
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The Matchmaker

Summary

The Matchmaker is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Matchmaker's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Matchmaker's director is recorded as Joseph Anthony[4].
  • The Matchmaker's screenwriter is recorded as Thornton Wilder[5].
  • The Matchmaker's composer is recorded as Adolph Deutsch[6].
  • The Matchmaker's genre is recorded as romantic comedy[7].
  • The Matchmaker's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[8].
  • The Matchmaker's cast member is recorded as Shirley Booth[9].
  • The Matchmaker's cast member is recorded as Anthony Perkins[10].
  • The Matchmaker's cast member is recorded as Shirley MacLaine[11].
  • The Matchmaker's cast member is recorded as Paul Ford[12].
  • The Matchmaker's cast member is recorded as Robert Morse[13].
  • The Matchmaker's cast member is recorded as Gavin Gordon[14].
  • The Matchmaker's cast member is recorded as Russell Collins[15].
  • The Matchmaker's producer is recorded as Don Hartman[16].
  • The Matchmaker's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015010865[17].
  • The Matchmaker's director of photography is recorded as Charles Lang[18].
  • The Matchmaker's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0051913[19].
  • The Matchmaker's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20].
  • The Matchmaker's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[21].
  • The Matchmaker's color is recorded as black-and-white[22].
  • The Matchmaker's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • The Matchmaker's publication date is recorded as +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z[24].
  • The Matchmaker's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03by3k5[25].
  • The Matchmaker's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[26].
  • The Matchmaker's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Matchmaker's producer is recorded as Don Hartman[16]. Its director is recorded as Joseph Anthony[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Thornton Wilder[5]. Cast members include Shirley Booth[9], Anthony Perkins[10], Shirley MacLaine[11], Paul Ford[12], Robert Morse[13], and Gavin Gordon[14].

Publication

The Matchmaker's publication date is recorded as +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z[24]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20]. Genres include romantic comedy[7] and LGBTQ-related film[8].

Why It Matters

The Matchmaker ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] . 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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  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] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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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