The Catered Affair

1956 film directed by Richard Brooks
Movie film Q1957174
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The Catered Affair

Summary

The Catered Affair is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Catered Affair received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • The Catered Affair's video is recorded as Catered Affair trailer.webm[4].
  • The Catered Affair's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Catered Affair's director is recorded as Richard Brooks[6].
  • The Catered Affair's screenwriter is recorded as Paddy Chayefsky[7].
  • The Catered Affair's screenwriter is recorded as Gore Vidal[8].
  • The Catered Affair's composer is recorded as André Previn[9].
  • The Catered Affair's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Catered Affair's genre is recorded as comedy film[11].
  • The Catered Affair's cast member is recorded as Bette Davis[12].
  • The Catered Affair's cast member is recorded as Ernest Borgnine[13].
  • The Catered Affair's cast member is recorded as Debbie Reynolds[14].
  • The Catered Affair's cast member is recorded as Barry Fitzgerald[15].
  • The Catered Affair's cast member is recorded as Rod Taylor[16].
  • The Catered Affair's cast member is recorded as Dorothy Stickney[17].
  • The Catered Affair's cast member is recorded as Madge Kennedy[18].
  • The Catered Affair's cast member is recorded as Ray Stricklyn[19].
  • The Catered Affair's cast member is recorded as Robert F. Simon[20].
  • The Catered Affair's cast member is recorded as Jay Adler[21].
  • The Catered Affair's cast member is recorded as Dan Tobin[22].
  • The Catered Affair's producer is recorded as Sam Zimbalist[23].
  • The Catered Affair's part of the series is recorded as Goodyear Television Playhouse[24].
  • The Catered Affair's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[25].
  • The Catered Affair's director of photography is recorded as John Alton[26].
  • The Catered Affair's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0049061[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Catered Affair's producer is recorded as Sam Zimbalist[23]. Its director is recorded as Richard Brooks[6]. Screenwriters include Paddy Chayefsky[7] and Gore Vidal[8]. Cast members include Bette Davis[12], Ernest Borgnine[13], Debbie Reynolds[14], Barry Fitzgerald[15], Rod Taylor[16], and Dorothy Stickney[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1955-05-22T00:00:00Z[29]. The Catered Affair's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include drama film[10] and comedy film[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as Goodyear Television Playhouse[24].

Subject and Themes

The Catered Affair's part of the series is recorded as Goodyear Television Playhouse[24].

Reception

The Catered Affair received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 4.1/10[31] and 17%[32].

Why It Matters

The Catered Affair ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did The Catered Affair receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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