The Toy

1976 film by Francis Veber
Movie film Q1170439
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The Toy

Summary

The Toy is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Toy's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Toy was directed by Francis Veber[4].
  • Francis Veber wrote the screenplay for The Toy[5].
  • The Toy's composer is recorded as Vladimir Cosma[6].
  • The Toy's genre is comedy film[7].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Pierre Richard[8].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Michel Bouquet[9].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Jacques François[10].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Michel Aumont[11].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Gérard Jugnot[12].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Alix Mahieux[13].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Charles Gérard[14].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Daniel Ceccaldi[15].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Eva Darlan[16].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Jacqueline Noëlle[17].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Lyne Catherine Jeanne Chardonnet[18].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Michel Robin[19].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Michel Ruhl[20].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Michèle Sand[21].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Roger Riffard[22].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Yves Barsacq[23].
  • A cast member of The Toy was Pierre Nègre[24].
  • The Toy was produced by Alain Poiré[25].
  • The Toy's director of photography is recorded as Étienne Becker[26].
  • The original language of The Toy was French[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Toy was produced by Alain Poiré[25]. It was directed by Francis Veber[4]. Francis Veber wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Pierre Richard[8], Michel Bouquet[9], Jacques François[10], Michel Aumont[11], Gérard Jugnot[12], and Alix Mahieux[13].

Publication

Publication dates include December 8, 1976[28], April 7, 1977[29], May 12, 1977[30], September 15, 1977[31], September 23, 1977[32], and February 17, 1978[33]. The original language of The Toy was French[27]. Its genre is comedy film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Why It Matters

The Toy has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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

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] . allocine.fr. allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . allocine.fr. allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . allocine.fr. allocine.fr. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source The 200 films to see before you almost grow up
    Publication date +1976-12-08T00:00:00Z, +1977-04-07T00:00:00Z, +1977-05-12T00:00:00Z +6
    Screenwriter Francis Veber
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+95'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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