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Best Boy

1979 film by Ira Wohl
Movie film Q241492
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Summary

Best Boy is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3], Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award[4]
  • Director: Ira Wohl[5]
  • Genre: documentary film[6]
  • Cast member: Zero Mostel[7]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[8]
  • Review score: 8.8/10[9], 100%[10]
  • Color: color[11]
  • Country of origin: United States[12]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1979[13]
  • Official website: http://bestboythemovie.com[14]
  • Title: Best Boy[15]
  • Duration: 111 minutes[16]
  • Medierådet rating: Suitable for a general audience[17]
  • P14449: 26416[18]

Why It Matters

Best Boy has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What awards did Best Boy receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3] and Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award[4].

Related Entities

film United States Zero Mostel

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 10
    Wikipedia languages → ['azb', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'tr', 'ur']
    Ampas collections film id → W065454
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  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 26416
    Publication date → +1979-01-01T00:00:00Z
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