A River Runs Through It

1992 film by Robert Redford
Movie film Q581906
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Summary

A River Runs Through It is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,273 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3]
  • Director: Robert Redford[4]
  • Screenwriter: Norman Maclean[5], Richard Friedenberg[6]
  • Composer: Mark Isham[7]
  • Genre: biographical film[8], coming-of-age film[9], drama film[10]
  • Based on: A River Runs Through It[11]
  • Cast member: Craig Sheffer[12], Brad Pitt[13], Tom Skerritt[14], Brenda Blethyn[15], Emily Lloyd[16], Edie McClurg[17], Michael Cudlitz[18], Joseph Gordon-Levitt[19], Robert Redford[20], Stephen Shellen[21], William Hootkins[22], Susan Traylor[23]
  • Producer: Jake Eberts[24], Robert Redford[25], Patrick Markey[26]
  • Director of photography: Philippe Rousselot[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 80%[30], 6.8/10[31], 68/100[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34]
  • Publication date: September 11, 1992[35], October 9, 1992[36], May 6, 1993[37]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[38], Netflix[39]
  • Narrative location: Montana[40]
  • Film editor: Robert Estrin[41]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography[42], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[43], Academy Award for Best Original Score[44]
  • Title: A River Runs Through It[45]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[46]
  • After a work by: Norman Maclean[47]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[48]
  • Duration: 123 minutes[49]
  • Costume designer: Bernie Pollack[50]

Why It Matters

A River Runs Through It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did A River Runs Through It receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr',
    Ampas collections film id → W065695
    Sitelink count → 32
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 105265
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  3. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → Norman Maclean
    Filmová databáze film id → 17166
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  4. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1992-09-11T00:00:00Z, +1992-10-09T00:00:00Z, +1993-05-06T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Norman Maclean, Richard Friedenberg
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+123'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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