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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

1988 film by Charlotte Zwerin
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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

Summary

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (255 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser received the Straight, No Chaser — award received (P166): National Film Registry[3].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser's instance of is recorded as Straight, No Chaser — instance of (P31): film[4].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser was directed by Straight, No Chaser — director (P57): Charlotte Zwerin[5].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser's genre is Straight, No Chaser — genre (P136): documentary film[6].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser's genre is Straight, No Chaser — genre (P136): musical film[7].
  • A cast member of Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser was Straight, No Chaser — cast member (P161): Jimmy Cleveland[8].
  • A cast member of Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser was Straight, No Chaser — cast member (P161): John Coltrane[9].
  • A cast member of Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser was Straight, No Chaser — cast member (P161): Ray Copeland[10].
  • A cast member of Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser was Straight, No Chaser — cast member (P161): Pannonica de Koenigswarter[11].
  • A cast member of Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser was Straight, No Chaser — cast member (P161): Johnny Griffin[12].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser was produced by Straight, No Chaser — producer (P162): Clint Eastwood[13].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser is part of Straight, No Chaser — part of (P361): National Film Registry[14].
  • The original language of Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser was Straight, No Chaser — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[15].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser was distributed by Straight, No Chaser — distribution format (P437): video on demand[16].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser's review score is recorded as 83%[17].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser's review score is recorded as 7/10[18].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser's color is recorded as Straight, No Chaser — color (P462): color[19].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser's country of origin is recorded as Straight, No Chaser — country of origin (P495): United States[20].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser was published on January 1, 1988[21].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser's distributed by is recorded as Straight, No Chaser — distributed by (P750): Warner Bros. Entertainment[22].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser's distributed by is recorded as Straight, No Chaser — distributed by (P750): Netflix[23].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser'}[24].
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}[25].

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Authorship and Creation

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser was produced by Straight, No Chaser — producer (P162): Clint Eastwood[13]. It was directed by Straight, No Chaser — director (P57): Charlotte Zwerin[5]. Cast members include Straight, No Chaser — cast member (P161): Jimmy Cleveland[8], Straight, No Chaser — cast member (P161): John Coltrane[9], Straight, No Chaser — cast member (P161): Ray Copeland[10], Straight, No Chaser — cast member (P161): Pannonica de Koenigswarter[11], and Straight, No Chaser — cast member (P161): Johnny Griffin[12].

Publication

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser was released on January 1, 1988[21]. The original language of it was Straight, No Chaser — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[15]. Genres include Straight, No Chaser — genre (P136): documentary film[6] and Straight, No Chaser — genre (P136): musical film[7]. It is part of Straight, No Chaser — part of (P361): National Film Registry[14]. It was distributed by Straight, No Chaser — distribution format (P437): video on demand[16].

Reception

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser received the Straight, No Chaser — award received (P166): National Film Registry[3]. Reviews include 83%[17] and 7/10[18].

Why It Matters

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (255 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

What awards did Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser receive?

Honors received include Straight, No Chaser — award received (P166): National Film Registry[3].

Related Entities

Clint Eastwood film John Coltrane Netflix United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . loc.gov. loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . loc.gov. loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . loc.gov. loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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