The Possession

2012 film by Ole Bornedal
Movie film Q1972417
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The Possession

Summary

The Possession is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,080 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Possession's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Possession was directed by Ole Bornedal[4].
  • Stiles White wrote the screenplay for The Possession[5].
  • Juliet Snowden wrote the screenplay for The Possession[6].
  • E. L. Katz wrote the screenplay for The Possession[7].
  • Stephen Susco wrote the screenplay for The Possession[8].
  • The Possession's composer is recorded as Anton Sanko[9].
  • The Possession's genre is horror film[10].
  • A cast member of The Possession was Jeffrey Dean Morgan[11].
  • A cast member of The Possession was Kyra Sedgwick[12].
  • A cast member of The Possession was Natasha Calis[13].
  • A cast member of The Possession was Grant Show[14].
  • A cast member of The Possession was Matisyahu[15].
  • A cast member of The Possession was Greg Rogers[16].
  • A cast member of The Possession was Jay Brazeau[17].
  • A cast member of The Possession was Madison Davenport[18].
  • A cast member of The Possession was Marilyn Norry[19].
  • A cast member of The Possession was Agam Darshi[20].
  • The Possession was produced by Sam Raimi[21].
  • The Possession was produced by Rob Tapert[22].
  • The Possession's production company is recorded as Ghost House Pictures[23].
  • The Possession's director of photography is recorded as Dan Laustsen[24].
  • The original language of The Possession was English[25].
  • The Possession was distributed by video on demand[26].
  • The Possession's review score is recorded as 39%[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 2012-08-28[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a75e9c2c-c221-4939-8ec8-1be5d7be9446[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Sam Raimi[21] and Rob Tapert[22]. The Possession was directed by Ole Bornedal[4]. Screenwriters include Stiles White[5], Juliet Snowden[6], E. L. Katz[7], and Stephen Susco[8]. Cast members include Jeffrey Dean Morgan[11], Kyra Sedgwick[12], Natasha Calis[13], Grant Show[14], Matisyahu[15], and Greg Rogers[16].

Publication

Publication dates include November 8, 2012[32], September 20, 2012[33], and January 1, 2012[34]. The original language of The Possession was English[25]. Its genre is horror film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[26].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include supernatural[35] and demon[36].

Reception

Reviews include 39%[27], 5.2/10[37], and 45/100[38].

Why It Matters

The Possession ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,080 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

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.
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  5. [7] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . fecmes.es. Retrieved . fecmes.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [38] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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