The Violent Years

1956 film by William G. Morgan
Movie film Q2029017
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The Violent Years

Summary

The Violent Years is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Violent Years's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Violent Years was directed by William Morgan[4].
  • Ed Wood wrote the screenplay for The Violent Years[5].
  • The Violent Years's genre is teen film[6].
  • The Violent Years's genre is drama film[7].
  • The Violent Years's genre is exploitation film[8].
  • The Violent Years's genre is crime film[9].
  • A cast member of The Violent Years was Jean Moorhead[10].
  • The Violent Years was produced by Roy Reid[11].
  • The Violent Years's director of photography is recorded as William C. Thompson[12].
  • The original language of The Violent Years was English[13].
  • The Violent Years's Commons category is recorded as The Violent Years[14].
  • The Violent Years was distributed by video on demand[15].
  • The Violent Years's color is recorded as black-and-white[16].
  • The Violent Years's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • The Violent Years was published on January 1, 1956[18].
  • The Violent Years's title is recorded as The Violent Years[19].
  • The Violent Years's P14449 is recorded as 7246[20].
  • The Violent Years's P14462 is recorded as amzn1.dv.gti.e1f6da45-f44d-49a3-aef2-435b755d787f[21].
  • The Violent Years's P14462 is recorded as amzn1.dv.gti.26da9f17-b0fd-4d37-9c06-f207712f1090[22].
  • The Violent Years's P14821 is recorded as 49922[23].

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Authorship and Creation

The Violent Years was produced by Roy Reid[11]. It was directed by William Morgan[4]. Ed Wood wrote the screenplay for it[5]. A cast member of it was Jean Moorhead[10].

Publication

The Violent Years was published on January 1, 1956[18]. The original language of it was English[13]. Genres include teen film[6], drama film[7], exploitation film[8], and crime film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[15].

Why It Matters

The Violent Years ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month).[2]

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] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 49922
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 49922, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 189923
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 189923, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 7246
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  4. 13w ago · Reubot · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14462 amzn1.dv.gti.e1f6da45-f44d-49a3-aef2-435b755d787f, amzn1.dv.gti.26da9f17-b0fd-4d37-9c06-f207712f1090
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14462]]: amzn1.dv.gti.26da9f17-b0fd-4d37-9c06-f207712f1090, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259790|batch #259790]]"
  5. 13w ago · Reubot · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color black-and-white
    Distribution format video on demand
    Instance of film
    Publication date +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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