Gaslight

Summary

Gaslight is a film^[1]. Gaslight ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,978 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gaslight received the Academy Award for Best Actress^[3].
• Gaslight received the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White^[4].
• Gaslight received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama^[5].
• Gaslight's image is recorded as Angoscia (film 1944) - 2.jpg^[6].
• Gaslight's instance of is recorded as film^[7].
• Gaslight's director is recorded as George Cukor^[8].
• Gaslight's screenwriter is recorded as John Van Druten^[9].
• Gaslight's screenwriter is recorded as Walter Reisch^[10].
• Gaslight's screenwriter is recorded as John L. Balderston^[11].
• Gaslight's screenwriter is recorded as Patrick Hamilton^[12].
• Gaslight's composer is recorded as Bronisław Kaper^[13].
• Gaslight's genre is recorded as crime thriller film^[14].
• Gaslight's genre is recorded as film noir^[15].
• Gaslight's genre is recorded as drama film^[16].
• Gaslight's genre is recorded as film based on literature^[17].
• Gaslight's genre is recorded as melodrama^[18].
• Gaslight's based on is recorded as Gas Light^[19].
• Gaslight's cast member is recorded as Charles Boyer^[20].
• Gaslight's cast member is recorded as Ingrid Bergman^[21].
• Gaslight's cast member is recorded as Joseph Cotten^[22].
• Gaslight's cast member is recorded as May Whitty^[23].
• Gaslight's cast member is recorded as Angela Lansbury^[24].
• Gaslight's cast member is recorded as Maude Fealy^[25].
• Gaslight's cast member is recorded as Terry Moore^[26].
• Gaslight's cast member is recorded as Barbara Everest^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Gaslight's producer is recorded as Arthur Hornblow, Jr.^[28]. Gaslight's director is recorded as George Cukor^[8]. Screenwriters include John Van Druten^[9], Walter Reisch^[10], John L. Balderston^[11], and Patrick Hamilton^[12]. Cast members include Charles Boyer^[20], Ingrid Bergman^[21], Joseph Cotten^[22], May Whitty^[23], Angela Lansbury^[24], and Maude Fealy^[25].

Publication

Publication dates include +1944-05-04T00:00:00Z^[29], +1944-10-30T00:00:00Z^[30], and +1944-06-16T00:00:00Z^[31]. Gaslight's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[32]. Genres include crime thriller film^[14], film noir^[15], drama film^[16], film based on literature^[17], and melodrama^[18]. Gaslight's part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[33].

Subject and Themes

Gaslight's main subject is recorded as domestic violence^[34].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Actress^[3], an award for best leading actress^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1929^[37]; Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White^[4]; and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama^[5], a film award category^[38]. Reviews include 7.8/10^[39], 89%^[40], and 78/100^[41].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Gaslight include gaslighting^[42], a Therapy speak^[43].

Why It Matters

Gaslight ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,978 views/month).^[2] Gaslight has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Gaslight is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Gaslight include gaslighting^[42], a Therapy speak^[43].

FAQs

What awards did Gaslight receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actress^[3], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White^[4], and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama^[5].