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Bound for Glory

1976 film by Hal Ashby
Movie film Q533585
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Summary

Bound for Glory is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,158 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3], Academy Award for Best Original Song Score[4]
  • Director: Hal Ashby[5]
  • Screenwriter: Robert Getchell[6]
  • Composer: Leonard Rosenman[7]
  • Genre: biographical film[8], musical film[9], drama film[10]
  • Based on: Bound for Glory[11]
  • Cast member: David Carradine[12], Ronny Cox[13], Melinda Dillon[14], Gail Strickland[15], Randy Quaid[16], Brion James[17], Bruce Johnson[18], Burke Byrnes[19], David Clennon[20], Harry Holcombe[21], James Hong[22], M. Emmet Walsh[23], Mary Kay Place[24], Robert Ginty[25]
  • Producer: Robert F. Blumofe[26], Harold Leventhal[27]
  • Production company: United Artists[28]
  • Director of photography: Haskell Wexler[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Review score: 7.4/10[31], 81%[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34]
  • Publication date: December 5, 1976[35], March 1977[36], May 19, 1977[37], May 23, 1977[38], May 25, 1977[39], May 26, 1977[40], June 3, 1977[41], June 4, 1977[42], June 24, 1977[43], August 20, 1977[44], September 9, 1977[45], September 15, 1977[46], December 25, 1977[47], May 22, 1978[48]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[49]
  • Narrative location: Oklahoma[50], California[51], United States[52]
  • Main subject: Woody Guthrie[53], Dust Bowl[54]
  • Film editor: Robert C. Jones[55], Pembroke J. Herring[56]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[57], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[58], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[59], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[60], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[61], Academy Award for Best Original Song Score[62]
  • Title: Bound for Glory[63]
  • Has characteristic: film based on book[64]
  • After a work by: Woody Guthrie[65]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[66]

Why It Matters

Bound for Glory has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

FAQs

What awards did Bound for Glory receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3] and Academy Award for Best Original Song Score[4].

Related Entities

film Hal Ashby James Hong Melinda Dillon M. Emmet Walsh Randy Quaid Ronny Cox United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr'
    Ampas collections film id → W065789
    Sitelink count → 28
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 74235
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  3. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → Woody Guthrie
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  4. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → Woody Guthrie, Dust Bowl
    Narrative location → Oklahoma, California, United States
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  5. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → Woody Guthrie, Dust Bowl
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  6. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 55647
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  7. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1930s, 20th century, Great Depression
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  8. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1976-12-05T00:00:00Z, +1977-03-00T00:00:00Z, +1977-05-19T00:00:00Z +14
    Screenwriter → Robert Getchell
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+148'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+145'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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