Our Town

1940 film directed by Sam Wood
Movie film Q1620244
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Our Town

Summary

Our Town is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Our Town received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • Our Town's image is recorded as William Holden-Martha Scott in Our Town.jpg[4].
  • Our Town's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Our Town's director is recorded as Sam Wood[6].
  • Our Town's screenwriter is recorded as Thornton Wilder[7].
  • Our Town's screenwriter is recorded as Frank Craven[8].
  • Our Town's screenwriter is recorded as Harry Chandlee[9].
  • Our Town's composer is recorded as Aaron Copland[10].
  • Our Town's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Our Town's genre is recorded as fantasy film[12].
  • Our Town's genre is recorded as romance film[13].
  • Our Town's cast member is recorded as William Holden[14].
  • Our Town's cast member is recorded as Martha Scott[15].
  • Our Town's cast member is recorded as Fay Bainter[16].
  • Our Town's cast member is recorded as Beulah Bondi[17].
  • Our Town's cast member is recorded as Thomas Mitchell[18].
  • Our Town's cast member is recorded as Stuart Erwin[19].
  • Our Town's cast member is recorded as Tom Drake[20].
  • Our Town's cast member is recorded as Guy Kibbee[21].
  • Our Town's cast member is recorded as Charles Trowbridge[22].
  • Our Town's cast member is recorded as Frank Craven[23].
  • Our Town's producer is recorded as Sol Lesser[24].
  • Our Town's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no00056423[25].
  • Our Town's production company is recorded as United Artists[26].
  • Our Town's director of photography is recorded as Bert Glennon[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Our Town's producer is recorded as Sol Lesser[24]. Its director is recorded as Sam Wood[6]. Screenwriters include Thornton Wilder[7], Frank Craven[8], and Harry Chandlee[9]. Cast members include William Holden[14], Martha Scott[15], Fay Bainter[16], Beulah Bondi[17], Thomas Mitchell[18], and Stuart Erwin[19].

Publication

Our Town's publication date is recorded as +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include drama film[11], fantasy film[12], and romance film[13].

Reception

Our Town received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 7/10[30] and 86%[31].

Why It Matters

Our Town ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Our Town receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[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] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . 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. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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