The Window

1949 film by Ted Tetzlaff
Movie film Q960883
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Summary

The Window is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (708 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Ted Tetzlaff[3]
  • Screenwriter: Mel Dinelli[4]
  • Composer: Roy Webb[5]
  • Genre: heist film[6], drama film[7], film noir[8]
  • Cast member: Barbara Hale[9], Arthur Kennedy[10], Paul Stewart[11], Ruth Roman[12], Bobby Driscoll[13], Lee Phelps[14], Richard Benedict[15], James Nolan[16], Anthony Ross[17]
  • Producer: Dore Schary[18]
  • Production company: RKO Pictures[19]
  • Director of photography: Robert De Grasse[20]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[21]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[22]
  • Review score: 6.9/10[23], 100%[24]
  • Color: black-and-white[25]
  • Country of origin: United States[26]
  • Publication date: 1949[27]
  • Distributed by: RKO Pictures[28]
  • Narrative location: New York City[29]
  • Film editor: Frederic Knudtson[30]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing[31]
  • Title: The Window[32]
  • Duration: 73 minutes[33]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[34]

Why It Matters

The Window has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.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. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'pt', 'ru']
    Ampas collections film id → W070877
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 42046
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 99331
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 99331, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Mel Dinelli
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+73'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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