Ryan's Daughter

1970 film by David Lean
Movie film Q1423795
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Summary

Ryan's Daughter is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,587 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5]
  • Director: David Lean[6]
  • Screenwriter: Robert Bolt[7]
  • Composer: Maurice Jarre[8]
  • Genre: drama film[9]
  • Based on: Madame Bovary[10]
  • Cast member: Robert Mitchum[11], Sarah Miles[12], John Mills[13], Christopher Jones[14], Trevor Howard[15], Leo McKern[16], Barry Foster[17], Evin Crowley[18], Marie Kean[19], Barry Jackson[20]
  • Producer: Anthony Havelock-Allan[21]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[22]
  • Director of photography: Freddie Young[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Commons category: Ryan's Daughter[25]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[26]
  • Review score: 50%[27]
  • Color: color[28]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[29]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1970[30]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[31], Netflix[32]
  • Narrative location: Ireland[33]
  • Main subject: Irish Republican Army[34]
  • Film editor: Norman Savage[35]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[36], Academy Award for Best Actress[37], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[38], Academy Award for Best Sound[39]
  • Title: Ryan's Daughter[40]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[41]
  • After a work by: Gustave Flaubert[42]

Why It Matters

Ryan's Daughter has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did Ryan's Daughter receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es',
    Ampas collections film id → W062709
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 66319
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 14853
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Robert Bolt
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+189'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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