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Chicago

2002 film by Rob Marshall
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Summary

Chicago is a film[1]. Chicago ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,953 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[5], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[6], Academy Award for Best Production Design[7], Academy Award for Best Sound[8], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[9], Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film[10]
  • Director: Rob Marshall[11]
  • Screenwriter: Bill Condon[12]
  • Composer: Danny Elfman[13], John Kander[14]
  • Genre: musical film[15], comedy drama[16], prison film[17], drama film[18], comedy film[19], detective film[20]
  • Based on: Chicago[21]
  • Cast member: Renée Zellweger[22], Catherine Zeta-Jones[23], Richard Gere[24], Queen Latifah[25], John C. Reilly[26], Lucy Liu[27], Colm Feore[28], Christine Baranski[29], Taye Diggs[30], Susan Misner[31], Dominic West[32], Mýa[33], Denise Faye[34]
  • Producer: Martin Richards[35], Bob Weinstein[36], Harvey Weinstein[37], Craig Zadan[38]
  • Production company: Miramax[39]
  • Director of photography: Dion Beebe[40]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[41]
  • Soundtrack release: Chicago – Music from the Miramax Motion Picture[42]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[43]
  • Review score: 8/10[44], 86%[45], 81/100[46]
  • Color: color[47]
  • Country of origin: United States[48], Canada[49], Germany[50]
  • Publication date: December 10, 2002[51], February 27, 2003[52], 2002[53]
  • Distributed by: UIP-Dunafilm[54], Netflix[55], Miramax[56]
  • Narrative location: Chicago[57]
  • Official website: http://www.miramax.com/movie/chicago[58]
  • Filming location: Toronto[59], University of Toronto[60]
  • Main subject: capital punishment[61]
  • Film editor: Martin Walsh[62]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[63], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[64], Academy Award for Best Actress[65], Academy Award for Best Director[66], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[67], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[68]

Why It Matters

Chicago has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] Chicago is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

FAQs

What awards did Chicago receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[5], and Academy Award for Best Costume Design[6].

Related Entities

Bill Condon Canada Catherine Zeta-Jones Christine Baranski Danny Elfman Dominic West film Germany Harvey Weinstein John C. Reilly Lucy Liu Martin Richards Miramax Mýa Netflix Queen Latifah Renée Zellweger Richard Gere Rob Marshall Toronto United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [69] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [70] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  8. 22w ago · Ontogon · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → color
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