The Well

1951 film by Russell Rouse
Movie film Q3821358
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Summary

The Well is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Russell Rouse[3]
  • Screenwriter: Russell Rouse[4]
  • Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin[5]
  • Genre: drama film[6], film noir[7]
  • Cast member: Richard Rober[8], Barry Kelley[9], Harry Morgan[10], Lane Chandler[11], Michael Ross[12], Robert Osterloh[13], Roy Engel[14], Tom Powers[15], Maidie Norman[16]
  • Producer: Clarence Greene[17]
  • Director of photography: Ernest Laszlo[18]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[19]
  • Review score: 100%[20]
  • Color: black-and-white[21]
  • Country of origin: United States[22]
  • Publication date: September 24, 1951[23], February 8, 1952[24], February 15, 1952[25], April 16, 1952[26], May 23, 1952[27], August 15, 1952[28], September 26, 1952[29], December 18, 1952[30], February 4, 1953[31], April 10, 1953[32], May 1, 1953[33], June 30, 1953[34], July 23, 1953[35], February 3, 1954[36]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[37]
  • Film editor: Chester Schaeffer[38]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing[39], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[40]
  • Title: The Well[41]
  • Different from: The Well[42]
  • Duration: 86 minutes[43]
  • Production designer: Rudolph Sternad[44]
  • P14449: 127331[45]
  • P14821: 44202[46]

Why It Matters

The Well has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 10
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'ru', 'sv']
    Ampas collections film id → W071531
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 44202
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 44202, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Production designer → Rudolph Sternad
    P14449 → 127331
    Producer → Clarence Greene
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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