The Nickel Ride

1974 film by Robert Mulligan
Movie film Q3522023
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Summary

The Nickel Ride is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Nickel Ride's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Nickel Ride was directed by Robert Mulligan[4].
  • Eric Roth wrote the screenplay for The Nickel Ride[5].
  • The Nickel Ride's composer is recorded as Dave Grusin[6].
  • The Nickel Ride's genre is crime film[7].
  • The Nickel Ride's genre is film noir[8].
  • The Nickel Ride's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of The Nickel Ride was Jason Miller[10].
  • A cast member of The Nickel Ride was Bo Hopkins[11].
  • A cast member of The Nickel Ride was John Hillerman[12].
  • A cast member of The Nickel Ride was Lou Frizzell[13].
  • A cast member of The Nickel Ride was Mark Gordon[14].
  • A cast member of The Nickel Ride was Richard Evans[15].
  • A cast member of The Nickel Ride was Victor French[16].
  • The Nickel Ride was produced by Lawrence Turman[17].
  • The Nickel Ride's director of photography is recorded as Jordan Cronenweth[18].
  • The original language of The Nickel Ride was English[19].
  • The Nickel Ride's color is recorded as color[20].
  • The Nickel Ride's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • The Nickel Ride was published on January 1, 1974[22].
  • The Nickel Ride's distributed by is recorded as 20th Century Studios[23].
  • The Nickel Ride's narrative location is recorded as Los Angeles[24].
  • The Nickel Ride's film editor is recorded as O. Nicholas Brown[25].
  • The Nickel Ride's title is recorded as The Nickel Ride[26].
  • The Nickel Ride's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+99'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Nickel Ride was produced by Lawrence Turman[17]. It was directed by Robert Mulligan[4]. Eric Roth wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Jason Miller[10], Bo Hopkins[11], John Hillerman[12], Lou Frizzell[13], Mark Gordon[14], and Richard Evans[15].

Publication

The Nickel Ride was published on January 1, 1974[22]. The original language of it was English[19]. Genres include crime film[7], film noir[8], and drama film[9].

Why It Matters

The Nickel Ride ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 73451
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  2. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 135907
    Producer → Lawrence Turman
    Publication date → +1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 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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