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Tender Mercies

1983 film directed by Bruce Beresford
Movie film Q1113987
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Summary

Tender Mercies is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,330 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[4], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor[5], Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor[6], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama[7], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[8]
  • Director: Bruce Beresford[9]
  • Screenwriter: Horton Foote[10]
  • Composer: George Dreyfus[11]
  • Genre: drama film[12], musical film[13]
  • Cast member: Robert Duvall[14], Betty Buckley[15], Ellen Barkin[16], Wilford Brimley[17], Lenny Von Dohlen[18], Tess Harper[19], Paul Gleason[20], Michael Crabtree[21], Tony Frank[22], Harlan Jordan[23], Helena Humann[24]
  • Producer: Horton Foote[25], Robert Duvall[26], Betty Buckley[27], Ellen Barkin[28], Philip Hobel[29]
  • Production company: EMI Films[30]
  • Director of photography: Russell Boyd[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 7.5/10[34], 81%[35], 76/100[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: March 4, 1983[39]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[40], Netflix[41]
  • Narrative location: Texas[42]
  • Filming location: Texas[43]
  • Main subject: alcoholism[44]
  • Film editor: William M. Anderson[45]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[46], Academy Award for Best Actor[47], Academy Award for Best Director[48], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[49], Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[50], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor[51], Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film[52], Golden Globe Award for Best Director[53], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama[54], Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture[55]
  • Title: Tender Mercies[56]
  • MPA film rating: PG[57]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[58]
  • Duration: 89 minutes[59]

Why It Matters

Tender Mercies has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What awards did Tender Mercies receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[4], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor[5], and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor[6].

Related Entities

Betty Buckley Ellen Barkin film Netflix Robert Duvall Texas United States Wilford Brimley

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  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  37. [39] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  55. [57] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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