Mildred Pierce

1945 film by Michael Curtiz
Movie film Q979726
Mildred Pierce
Trailer screenshot · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Mildred Pierce is a drama film, film noir, and a film based on a novel . The movie earned an Academy Award for Best Actress [1].

Mildred Pierce

Summary

Mildred Pierce is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,006 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mildred Pierce received the Academy Award for Best Actress[3].
  • Mildred Pierce's image is recorded as Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce trailer.jpg[4].
  • Mildred Pierce's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Mildred Pierce's director is recorded as Michael Curtiz[6].
  • Mildred Pierce's screenwriter is recorded as Ranald MacDougall[7].
  • Mildred Pierce's screenwriter is recorded as James M. Cain[8].
  • Mildred Pierce's screenwriter is recorded as William Faulkner[9].
  • Mildred Pierce's screenwriter is recorded as Albert Maltz[10].
  • Mildred Pierce's composer is recorded as Max Steiner[11].
  • Mildred Pierce's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • Mildred Pierce's genre is recorded as film noir[13].
  • Mildred Pierce's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[14].
  • Mildred Pierce's based on is recorded as Mildred Pierce[15].
  • Mildred Pierce's cast member is recorded as Joan Crawford[16].
  • Mildred Pierce's cast member is recorded as Jack Carson[17].
  • Mildred Pierce's cast member is recorded as Zachary Scott[18].
  • Mildred Pierce's cast member is recorded as Ann Blyth[19].
  • Mildred Pierce's cast member is recorded as Eve Arden[20].
  • Mildred Pierce's cast member is recorded as Moroni Olsen[21].
  • Mildred Pierce's cast member is recorded as Butterfly McQueen[22].
  • Mildred Pierce's cast member is recorded as Bruce Bennett[23].
  • Mildred Pierce's cast member is recorded as Lee Patrick[24].
  • Mildred Pierce's cast member is recorded as Charles Trowbridge[25].
  • Mildred Pierce's cast member is recorded as James Flavin[26].
  • Mildred Pierce's cast member is recorded as Joyce Compton[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Mildred Pierce's producer is recorded as Jerry Wald[28]. Its director is recorded as Michael Curtiz[6]. Screenwriters include Ranald MacDougall[7], James M. Cain[8], William Faulkner[9], and Albert Maltz[10]. Cast members include Joan Crawford[16], Jack Carson[17], Zachary Scott[18], Ann Blyth[19], Eve Arden[20], and Moroni Olsen[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1945-09-24T00:00:00Z[29], +1950-04-24T00:00:00Z[30], and +1945-10-20T00:00:00Z[31]. Mildred Pierce's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include drama film[12], film noir[13], and film based on a novel[14]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[33].

Reception

Mildred Pierce received the Academy Award for Best Actress[3]. Reviews include 8/10[34], 88/100[35], and 88%[36].

Why It Matters

Mildred Pierce ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,006 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did Mildred Pierce receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actress[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Mildred Pierce. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mildred-pierce
MLA “Mildred Pierce.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mildred-pierce.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mildred-pierce_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Mildred Pierce}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mildred-pierce}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Mildred Pierce — https://4ort.xyz/entity/mildred-pierce (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mildred-pierce · Last refreshed: