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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954 film by Stanley Donen
Movie film Q662679
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,695 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
  • Director: Stanley Donen[5]
  • Screenwriter: Albert Hackett[6], Frances Goodrich[7], Dorothy Kingsley[8]
  • Composer: Gene de Paul[9]
  • Genre: romantic comedy film[10], musical film[11]
  • Cast member: Howard Keel[12], Ruta Lee[13], Jeff Richards[14], Russ Tamblyn[15], Jacques d'Amboise[16], Howard Petrie[17], Matt Mattox[18], Virginia Gibson[19], Jane Powell[20], Julie Newmar[21], Ian Wolfe[22], Marc Platt[23], Russell Simpson[24], Matt Moore[25]
  • Producer: Jack Cummings[26]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[27]
  • Director of photography: George J. Folsey[28]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 7.7/10[33], 89%[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: July 15, 1954[37], July 22, 1954[38], December 20, 1954[39]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[40]
  • Narrative location: Oregon[41]
  • Official website: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/seven-brides-seven-brothers[42]
  • Film editor: Ralph E. Winters[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[44], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[45], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[46], Academy Award for Best Picture[47], Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[48]
  • Title: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers[49]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[50]
  • Choreographer: Michael Kidd[51]

Why It Matters

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did Seven Brides for Seven Brothers receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

Related Entities

Anna Q. Nilsson Cedric Gibbons film Howard Keel Jane Powell Julie Newmar Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Oregon Stanley Donen United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . cinemarx.ro. Retrieved . cinemarx.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . cinemarx.ro. Retrieved . cinemarx.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . 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.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Solidest · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member → Howard Keel, Ruta Lee, Jeff Richards +16
    Choreographer → Michael Kidd
    Publication date → +1954-07-15T00:00:00Z, +1954-07-22T00:00:00Z, +1954-12-20T00:00:00Z
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  2. 3d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → romantic comedy film, musical film
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  3. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es',
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  5. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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