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Butterflies Are Free

1972 film by Milton Katselas
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Butterflies Are Free

Summary

Butterflies Are Free is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,033 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Butterflies Are Free received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3].
  • Butterflies Are Free's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Butterflies Are Free was directed by Milton Katselas[5].
  • Leonard Gershe wrote the screenplay for Butterflies Are Free[6].
  • Butterflies Are Free's composer is recorded as Bob Alcivar[7].
  • Butterflies Are Free's genre is romantic comedy[8].
  • Butterflies Are Free's genre is drama film[9].
  • Butterflies Are Free's genre is comedy film[10].
  • Butterflies Are Free's based on is recorded as Butterflies Are Free[11].
  • A cast member of Butterflies Are Free was Goldie Hawn[12].
  • A cast member of Butterflies Are Free was Eileen Heckart[13].
  • A cast member of Butterflies Are Free was Paul Michael Glaser[14].
  • A cast member of Butterflies Are Free was Edward Albert[15].
  • A cast member of Butterflies Are Free was Michael Warren[16].
  • Butterflies Are Free was produced by M. J. Frankovich[17].
  • Butterflies Are Free's director of photography is recorded as Charles Lang[18].
  • The original language of Butterflies Are Free was English[19].
  • Butterflies Are Free's review score is recorded as 6.2/10[20].
  • Butterflies Are Free's review score is recorded as 69%[21].
  • Butterflies Are Free's color is recorded as color[22].
  • Butterflies Are Free's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • Butterflies Are Free was released on July 6, 1972[24].
  • Butterflies Are Free was published on September 22, 1972[25].
  • Butterflies Are Free was published on October 26, 1972[26].
  • Butterflies Are Free was published on November 2, 1972[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Butterflies Are Free was produced by M. J. Frankovich[17]. It was directed by Milton Katselas[5]. Leonard Gershe wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Goldie Hawn[12], Eileen Heckart[13], Paul Michael Glaser[14], Edward Albert[15], and Michael Warren[16].

Publication

Publication dates include July 6, 1972[24], September 22, 1972[25], October 26, 1972[26], November 2, 1972[27], November 3, 1972[28], and December 25, 1972[29]. The original language of Butterflies Are Free was English[19]. Genres include romantic comedy[8], drama film[9], and comedy film[10].

Reception

Butterflies Are Free received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3]. Reviews include 6.2/10[20] and 69%[21].

Why It Matters

Butterflies Are Free ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,033 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Butterflies Are Free receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3].

Related Entities

Eileen Heckart film Goldie Hawn United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 68326
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  2. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 10251
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 10251, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269267|batch #269267]]"
  3. 6w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 19319409
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14724]]: 19319409, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/301954047|Butterflies Are Free (#301954047)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance i"
  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1972-07-06T00:00:00Z, +1972-09-22T00:00:00Z, +1972-10-26T00:00:00Z +12
    Screenwriter → Leonard Gershe
    Duration → {'amount': '+109'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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