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Begin the Beguine

1982 film by José Luis Garci
Movie film Q1352930
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Summary

Begin the Beguine is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,138 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3]
  • Director: José Luis Garci[4]
  • Screenwriter: José Luis Garci[5]
  • Composer: Johann Pachelbel[6], Cole Porter[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8]
  • Cast member: Agustín González[9], Antonio Ferrandis[10], José Bódalo[11], Encarna Paso[12], Marta Fernández-Muro[13]
  • Producer: José Luis Garci[14]
  • Director of photography: Manuel Rojas[15]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Spanish[16]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[17]
  • Color: color[18]
  • Country of origin: Spain[19]
  • Publication date: March 29, 1982[20]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[21]
  • Narrative location: Gijón[22]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[23], International Submission to the Academy Awards[24]
  • Title: Volver an empezar[25]
  • Duration: 87 minutes[26]
  • P14449: 6146[27]
  • P14821: 84874[28]

Why It Matters

Begin the Beguine has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Begin the Beguine receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3].

Related Entities

Cole Porter film Johann Pachelbel Netflix Spain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 21
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl'
    Ampas collections film id → W071975
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 84874
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 91780
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → —
    P14449 → 6146
    Publication date → +1982-03-29T00:00:00Z
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  5. 22w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → —
    Country of origin → —
    Award received → —
    Producer → José Luis Garci
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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