The Terminal

2004 film directed by Steven Spielberg
Movie film Q318766
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The Terminal

Summary

The Terminal is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,302 views/month, #516 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Terminal's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Terminal was directed by Steven Spielberg[4].
  • Sacha Gervasi wrote the screenplay for The Terminal[5].
  • Jeff Nathanson wrote the screenplay for The Terminal[6].
  • The Terminal's composer is recorded as John Williams[7].
  • The Terminal's genre is tragicomedy[8].
  • The Terminal's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Tom Hanks[10].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Catherine Zeta-Jones[11].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Stanley Tucci[12].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Barry Shabaka Henley[13].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Kumar Pallana[14].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Diego Luna[15].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Chi McBride[16].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Zoe Saldaña[17].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Michael Nouri[18].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Jude Ciccolella[19].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Corey Reynolds[20].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Eddie Jones[21].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Guillermo Díaz[22].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Mark Ivanir[23].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Scott Adsit[24].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Mel Rodriguez[25].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Cas Anvar[26].
  • A cast member of The Terminal was Kenneth Choi[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: 2004-06-15[30]

  • Genre(s): classical[31]

  • Community tags: classical, film score, score, soundtrack[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5f84f68a-826e-3e9c-a723-088c4dacb776[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Terminal was John Williams[34]. Producers include Laurie MacDonald[35], Steven Spielberg[36], Walter F. Parkes[37], and Andrew Niccol[38]. It was directed by Steven Spielberg[4]. Screenwriters include Sacha Gervasi[5] and Jeff Nathanson[6]. Cast members include Tom Hanks[10], Catherine Zeta-Jones[11], Stanley Tucci[12], Barry Shabaka Henley[13], Kumar Pallana[14], and Diego Luna[15].

Publication

Publication dates include June 18, 2004[39], October 7, 2004[40], January 1, 2004[41], June 15, 2004[42], and October 6, 2004[43]. Original languages include Russian[44], English[45], and French[46]. Genres include tragicomedy[8] and drama film[9]. The Terminal was distributed by video on demand[47].

Subject and Themes

The Terminal's main subject is aviation[48].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[49], 55/100[50], and 61%[51].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Mehran Karimi Nasseri inspired The Terminal[52].

Why It Matters

The Terminal ranks in the top 0.55% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,302 views/month, #516 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . wikidata.org.
  31. [44] . wikidata.org.
  32. [45] . wikidata.org.
  33. [46] . wikidata.org.
  34. [47] . wikidata.org.
  35. [49] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [50] . wikidata.org.
  37. [51] . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [43] . sede.mcu.gob.es. sede.mcu.gob.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [48] . wikidata.org.
  44. [52] . 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.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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