Hold Back the Dawn
1941 film by Mitchell Leisen
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Summary
Hold Back the Dawn is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,486 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Mitchell Leisen[3]
- Screenwriter: Charles Brackett[4], Billy Wilder[5]
- Composer: Victor Young[6]
- Genre: drama film[7], romance film[8]
- Cast member: Charles Boyer[9], Olivia de Havilland[10], Paulette Goddard[11], Victor Francen[12], Walter Abel[13], Rosemary DeCamp[14], Madeleine LeBeau[15], Veronica Lake[16], Curt Bois[17], Nestor Paiva[18], Mitchell Leisen[19], Brian Donlevy[20], Charles Arnt[21], Leon Belasco[22]
- Producer: Arthur Hornblow, Jr.[23]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[24]
- Director of photography: Leo Tover[25]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
- Review score: 8.4/10[27], 100%[28]
- Color: black-and-white[29]
- Country of origin: United States[30]
- Publication date: January 1, 1941[31]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[32]
- Narrative location: Mexico[33]
- Film editor: Doane Harrison[34]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[35], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[36], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[37], Academy Award for Best Picture[38], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[39], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score[40]
- Title: Hold Back the Dawn[41]
- Duration: 116 minutes[42]
- Costume designer: Edith Head[43]
- Production designer: Hans Dreier[44]
Why It Matters
Hold Back the Dawn has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]