The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006 film directed by Ken Loach
Movie film Q827106
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Summary

The Wind That Shakes the Barley is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,024 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley is the creator of Ken Loach[3].
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley received the Palme d'Or[4].
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley received the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[5].
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley was directed by Ken Loach[7].
  • Paul Laverty wrote the screenplay for The Wind That Shakes the Barley[8].
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley's composer is recorded as George Fenton[9].
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley's genre is drama film[10].
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley's genre is war film[11].
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley's genre is romance film[12].
  • A cast member of The Wind That Shakes the Barley was Cillian Murphy[13].
  • A cast member of The Wind That Shakes the Barley was Pádraic Delaney[14].
  • A cast member of The Wind That Shakes the Barley was Liam Cunningham[15].
  • A cast member of The Wind That Shakes the Barley was Orla Fitzgerald[16].
  • A cast member of The Wind That Shakes the Barley was Roger Allam[17].
  • A cast member of The Wind That Shakes the Barley was Seán McGinley[18].
  • A cast member of The Wind That Shakes the Barley was Mark Wakeling[19].
  • A cast member of The Wind That Shakes the Barley was William Ruane[20].
  • A cast member of The Wind That Shakes the Barley was Jamie Lomas[21].
  • A cast member of The Wind That Shakes the Barley was Frank Bourke[22].
  • A cast member of The Wind That Shakes the Barley was Shane Casey[23].
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley was produced by Rebecca O'Brien[24].
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[25].
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley's production company is recorded as Sixteen Films[26].
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley's production company is recorded as Element Pictures[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Wind That Shakes the Barley was produced by Rebecca O'Brien[24]. It was directed by Ken Loach[7]. Paul Laverty wrote the screenplay for it[8]. Cast members include Cillian Murphy[13], Pádraic Delaney[14], Liam Cunningham[15], Orla Fitzgerald[16], Roger Allam[17], and Seán McGinley[18]. It is the creator of Ken Loach[3].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2006[28], December 28, 2006[29], June 23, 2006[30], August 23, 2006[31], and March 23, 2007[32]. The original language of The Wind That Shakes the Barley was English[33]. Genres include drama film[10], war film[11], and romance film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Irish Republican Army[35], Irish War of Independence[36], Anglo-Irish Treaty[37], and Irish Civil War[38].

Reception

Awards received include Palme d'Or[4], a Cannes Film Festival Awards[39], in France[40], founded in 1955[41], headquartered in Cannes[42] and European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[5], a class of award[43], founded in 1989[44]. Reviews include 7.7/10[45], 90%[46], and 82/100[47].

Why It Matters

The Wind That Shakes the Barley ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,024 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did The Wind That Shakes the Barley receive?

Honors received include Palme d'Or[4] and European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . siamzone.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [5] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.
  28. [45] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [46] . wikidata.org.
  30. [47] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] . wikidata.org.
  39. [38] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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