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The Two Jakes

1990 film by Jack Nicholson
Movie film Q961829
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The Two Jakes

Summary

The Two Jakes is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Two Jakes's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Two Jakes's director is recorded as Jack Nicholson[4].
  • The Two Jakes's screenwriter is recorded as Robert Towne[5].
  • The Two Jakes's composer is recorded as Van Dyke Parks[6].
  • The Two Jakes's genre is recorded as neo-noir[7].
  • The Two Jakes's genre is recorded as crime film[8].
  • The Two Jakes's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Two Jakes's genre is recorded as mystery film[10].
  • The Two Jakes's follows is recorded as Chinatown[11].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Harvey Keitel[12].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Meg Tilly[13].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Madeleine Stowe[14].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Jack Nicholson[15].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Eli Wallach[16].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Rubén Blades[17].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Frederic Forrest[18].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as David Keith[19].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Randi Ingerman[20].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as James Hong[21].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Joe Mantell[22].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Perry Lopez[23].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Richard Farnsworth[24].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Tracey Walter[25].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Van Dyke Parks[26].
  • The Two Jakes's cast member is recorded as Tom Waits[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Evans[28] and Harold Schneider[29]. The Two Jakes's director is recorded as Jack Nicholson[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Robert Towne[5]. Cast members include Harvey Keitel[12], Meg Tilly[13], Madeleine Stowe[14], Jack Nicholson[15], Eli Wallach[16], and Rubén Blades[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1990-01-01T00:00:00Z[30] and +1991-12-12T00:00:00Z[31]. The Two Jakes's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include neo-noir[7], crime film[8], drama film[9], and mystery film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 5.9/10[33], 56/100[34], 63%[35], and 6.1/10[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Two Jakes's follows is recorded as Chinatown[11].

Why It Matters

The Two Jakes ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Related Entities

Chinatown Eli Wallach Faye Dunaway film Frederic Forrest Harvey Keitel Jack Nicholson James Hong Los Angeles Madeleine Stowe Meg Tilly Netflix Richard Farnsworth Robert Towne Rubén Blades Tom Waits United States Vilmos Zsigmond

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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