To Be a Crook

1965 film
Movie film Q2061896
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To Be a Crook

Summary

To Be a Crook is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • To Be a Crook's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • To Be a Crook was directed by Claude Lelouch[4].
  • Claude Lelouch wrote the screenplay for To Be a Crook[5].
  • To Be a Crook's composer is recorded as Pierre Vassiliu[6].
  • To Be a Crook's genre is drama film[7].
  • To Be a Crook's genre is crime film[8].
  • A cast member of To Be a Crook was Hamidou Benmassoud[9].
  • A cast member of To Be a Crook was Pierre Barouh[10].
  • A cast member of To Be a Crook was Betty Beckers[11].
  • A cast member of To Be a Crook was Janine Magnan[12].
  • A cast member of To Be a Crook was Jean-Pierre Kalfon[13].
  • A cast member of To Be a Crook was Yane Barry[14].
  • To Be a Crook was produced by Claude Lelouch[15].
  • The original language of To Be a Crook was French[16].
  • To Be a Crook's color is recorded as black-and-white[17].
  • To Be a Crook's country of origin is recorded as France[18].
  • To Be a Crook was released on January 1, 1964[19].
  • To Be a Crook's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Une fille et des fusils'}[20].
  • To Be a Crook's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+100'}[21].
  • To Be a Crook's CNC film rating is recorded as no minors under twelve[22].
  • To Be a Crook's P14449 is recorded as 272213[23].
  • To Be a Crook's P14724 is recorded as 9692327[24].
  • To Be a Crook's P14821 is recorded as 58702[25].

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Authorship and Creation

To Be a Crook was produced by Claude Lelouch[15]. It was directed by Claude Lelouch[4]. Claude Lelouch wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Hamidou Benmassoud[9], Pierre Barouh[10], Betty Beckers[11], Janine Magnan[12], Jean-Pierre Kalfon[13], and Yane Barry[14].

Publication

To Be a Crook was published on January 1, 1964[19]. The original language of it was French[16]. Genres include drama film[7] and crime film[8].

Why It Matters

To Be a Crook ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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] ↑ . Retrieved . 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] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: 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.
  3. [27] ↑ . 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. 1d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 9692327
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cy', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'nl']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14724]]: 9692327, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/301905209|Une fille et des fusils (#301905209)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 58702
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 58702, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 272213
    Producer → Claude Lelouch
    Publication date → +1964-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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