Hold Back the Dawn

1941 film by Mitchell Leisen
Movie film Q1171247
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Hold Back the Dawn

Summary

Hold Back the Dawn is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hold Back the Dawn's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's director is recorded as Mitchell Leisen[4].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's screenwriter is recorded as Charles Brackett[5].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's screenwriter is recorded as Billy Wilder[6].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's composer is recorded as Victor Young[7].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's genre is recorded as romance film[9].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Charles Boyer[10].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Olivia de Havilland[11].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Paulette Goddard[12].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Victor Francen[13].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Walter Abel[14].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Rosemary DeCamp[15].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Madeleine LeBeau[16].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Veronica Lake[17].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Curt Bois[18].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Nestor Paiva[19].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Mitchell Leisen[20].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Brian Donlevy[21].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Charles Arnt[22].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Leon Belasco[23].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Micheline Cheirel[24].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Mikhail Rasumny[25].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as Ray Mala[26].
  • Hold Back the Dawn's cast member is recorded as James Flavin[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Hold Back the Dawn's producer is recorded as Arthur Hornblow, Jr.[28]. Its director is recorded as Mitchell Leisen[4]. Screenwriters include Charles Brackett[5] and Billy Wilder[6]. Cast members include Charles Boyer[10], Olivia de Havilland[11], Paulette Goddard[12], Victor Francen[13], Walter Abel[14], and Rosemary DeCamp[15].

Publication

Hold Back the Dawn's publication date is recorded as +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include drama film[8] and romance film[9].

Reception

Reviews include 8.4/10[31] and 100%[32].

Why It Matters

Hold Back the Dawn ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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