Template talk:Infobox Television Film

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Example

Example caption
Genre Comedy
Musical
Running time 100 minutes (approx.)
Creator(s) John Doe
Director(s) John Smith
Producer(s) Jane Doe
Writer(s) Jane Roe
Starring Richard Roe
Jennifer Smith
Music by Jack Smith
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
Original channel ABC
Release date(s) January 1, 2001
Original run January 1, 2001–January 2, 2001
No. of episodes 2
Preceded by Example film
Followed by Example film 2
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary
All Movie Guide profile 
{{Infobox Television Film
| bgcolour =
| name = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| format = 
| runtime = 
| creator = 
| director = 
| producer = 
| writer = 
| starring = 
| music = 
| country = 
| language = 
| network = 
| released =
| first_aired = 
| last_aired = 
| num_episodes =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
| website = 
| imdb_id = 
| tv_com_id = 
| amg_id =
}}


Parameters in green are required fields.

Parameter Explanation
bgcolour Background color. Default is white.
name The name of the television film or miniseries. Use the full name of the film, and do not wikilink it.
image An image relevant to the show. May be resized.
caption A caption explaining the image.
format The format of the show (examples listed at television program). Separate multiple genres with line breaks (<br>).
runtime The total running time for the film or miniseries; should not include commercials and should be approximated.
creator Who created the film/miniseries. Separate multiple people with line breaks (<br>).
director The director(s). Separate multiple people with line breaks (<br>).
producer The producer(s). Separate multiple people with line breaks (<br>).
writer The writer(s). Separate multiple people with line breaks (<br>).
starring Who stars in the film/miniseries (top-billed only). Separate multiple people with line breaks (<br>).
music The musical composer. Separate multiple people with line breaks (<br>).
country The country of origin for the film/miniseries.
language The original language(s) of the film/miniseries. Please be sure that you link to an article that is actually about the language; for example, use [[English language|English]], not [[English]]
network The original network(s) or channel(s) on which the film/miniseries appears. Do not add the foreign broadcasters here.
released For use with television films; the day on which the film was first aired on television. Use full dates, as in: [[January 1]] [[2000]], because these are properly formatted according to a reader's time and date preferences. It is not necessary to add a comma, as it will be automatically inserted.
first_aired For use with miniseries; the day the first episode aired.
last_aired For use with miniseries; the day the last episode aired.
num_episodes For use with miniseries; the number of episodes aired.
preceded_by For use with television films; the preceding film in a series.
followed_by For use with television films; the following film in a series.
website The film's or miniseries' official website (usually hosted by the network or production company). Only type in the website. Formatting is automatic.
imdb_id The relevant IMDb number. Only type in the number (listed after "tt" in the URL). Formatting is automatic.
tv_com_id The relevant TV.com number. Only type in the number. Formatting is automatic.
amg_id The relevant All Movie Guide number (listed on the page under "AMG Video ID"). Only type in the number. Formatting is automatic.

[edit] Example

{{Infobox Television Film
| bgcolour = 
| name = Example
| image = [[Image:TV Antik copy.jpg|225px]]
| caption = Example caption
| format = [[Comedy]]<br>[[Musical]]
| runtime = 100 minutes (approx.)
| creator = [[John Doe]]
| director = [[John Smith]]
| producer = [[Jane Doe]]
| writer = [[Jane Roe]]
| starring = [[Richard Roe]]<br>[[Jennifer Smith]]
| music = [[Jack Smith]]
| country = [[United States]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| released = [[January 1]] [[2001]]
| first_aired = [[January 1]] [[2001]]
| last_aired = [[January 2]] [[2001]]
| num_episodes = 2
| preceded_by = Example [[film]]
| followed_by = Example [[film]] 2
| website = http://en.wikipedia.org
| imdb_id = 000001
| tv_com_id = 10000
| amg_id = 100000
}}
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