National Velvet

1944 Technicolor sports film directed by Clarence Brown
Movie film Q284686
National Velvet
National Board of Review; photo by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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National Velvet

Summary

National Velvet is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,461 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • National Velvet received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3].
  • National Velvet received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing[4].
  • National Velvet's image is recorded as National-Velvet-1.jpg[5].
  • National Velvet's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • National Velvet's director is recorded as Clarence Brown[7].
  • National Velvet's screenwriter is recorded as Helen Deutsch[8].
  • National Velvet's composer is recorded as Herbert Stothart[9].
  • National Velvet's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • National Velvet's genre is recorded as children's film[11].
  • National Velvet's genre is recorded as film based on literature[12].
  • National Velvet's based on is recorded as National Velvet[13].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Mickey Rooney[14].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Donald Crisp[15].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Elizabeth Taylor[16].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Anne Revere[17].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Angela Lansbury[18].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Reginald Owen[19].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Terry Kilburn[20].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins[21].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Arthur Treacher[22].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Norma Varden[23].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Aubrey Mather[24].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Arthur Blake[25].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Dennis Hoey[26].
  • National Velvet's cast member is recorded as Frederick Worlock[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

National Velvet's producer is recorded as Pandro S. Berman[28]. Its director is recorded as Clarence Brown[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Helen Deutsch[8]. Cast members include Mickey Rooney[14], Donald Crisp[15], Elizabeth Taylor[16], Anne Revere[17], Angela Lansbury[18], and Reginald Owen[19].

Publication

National Velvet's publication date is recorded as +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include drama film[10], children's film[11], and film based on literature[12]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[31].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include horse[32] and horse racing[33].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], an award for best supporting actress[34], in United States[35], founded in 1936[36] and Academy Award for Best Film Editing[4], an Academy Awards[37], in United States[38], founded in 1935[39]. Reviews include 8.1/10[40] and 98%[41].

Why It Matters

National Velvet ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,461 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What awards did National Velvet receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3] and Academy Award for Best Film Editing[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [40] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [41] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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