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The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

1977 film by Joseph McGrath
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The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

Summary

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It was directed by Joseph McGrath[4].
  • John Cleese wrote the screenplay for The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It[5].
  • The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It's composer is recorded as Ivor Slaney[6].
  • The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It's genre is parody film[7].
  • A cast member of The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It was Arthur Lowe[8].
  • A cast member of The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It was Ron Moody[9].
  • A cast member of The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It was Connie Booth[10].
  • A cast member of The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It was Bill Mitchell[11].
  • A cast member of The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It was Denholm Elliott[12].
  • A cast member of The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It was John Cleese[13].
  • A cast member of The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It was Joss Ackland[14].
  • The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It was produced by Humphrey Barclay[15].
  • The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It's director of photography is recorded as Kenneth Higgins[16].
  • The original language of The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It was English[17].
  • The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[18].
  • The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It was released on January 1, 1977[19].
  • The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It's title is recorded as The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It[20].
  • The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7727', 'amount': '+56'}[21].

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Authorship and Creation

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It was produced by Humphrey Barclay[15]. It was directed by Joseph McGrath[4]. John Cleese wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Arthur Lowe[8], Ron Moody[9], Connie Booth[10], Bill Mitchell[11], Denholm Elliott[12], and John Cleese[13].

Publication

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It was released on January 1, 1977[19]. The original language of it was English[17]. Its genre is parody film[7].

Why It Matters

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month).[2]

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.
  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] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Wikidata description → 1977 film by Joseph McGrath
    Movie review query engine id → the-strange-case-of-the-end-of-civilization-as-we-know-it-m1
    Trakt.tv film id → 3473
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