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Cross Creek

1983 film by Martin Ritt
Movie film Q1141161
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Summary

Cross Creek is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,332 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
  • Director: Martin Ritt[5]
  • Composer: Leonard Rosenman[6]
  • Genre: romance film[7], historical drama[8], drama film[9], biographical film[10]
  • Based on: Cross Creek[11]
  • Cast member: Mary Steenburgen[12], Rip Torn[13], Peter Coyote[14], Alfre Woodard[15], Dana Hill[16], Joanna Miles[17], Cary Guffey[18], Jay O. Sanders[19], Malcolm McDowell[20], Ike Eisenmann[21], Toni Hudson[22]
  • Producer: Robert B. Radnitz[23]
  • Production company: EMI Films[24]
  • Director of photography: John A. Alonzo[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 5.4/10[28], 61%[29]
  • Color: color[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1983[32]
  • Distributed by: Associated Film Distribution[33], Netflix[34]
  • Narrative location: Florida[35]
  • Main subject: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings[36]
  • Film editor: Sidney Levin[37]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[38], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[39], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[40], Academy Award for Best Original Score[41], NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture[42]
  • Title: Cross Creek[43]
  • Duration: 127 minutes[44], 120 minutes[45]
  • Australian Classification: G[46]

Why It Matters

Cross Creek has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

What awards did Cross Creek receive?

Honors received include NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

Related Entities

Alfre Woodard Dana Hill film Florida Malcolm McDowell Martin Ritt Mary Steenburgen Netflix Peter Coyote Rip Torn United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . rogerebert.com. rogerebert.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . explore.bfi.org.uk. explore.bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'hy', 'it', 'ko', 'nl', 'pl', '
    Ampas collections film id → W088449
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 85394
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1983-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+127'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+120'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Nominated for → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Costume Design +2
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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