The Europeans

1979 film directed by James Ivory
Movie film Q1405838
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Summary

The Europeans is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (629 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Henry James[3]
  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
  • Director: James Ivory[5]
  • Screenwriter: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala[6]
  • Composer: Richard Robbins[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8]
  • Based on: The Europeans[9]
  • Cast member: Lee Remick[10], Robin Ellis[11], Wesley Addy[12], Lisa Eichhorn[13], James Ivory[14], Richard Robbins[15], Kristin Griffith[16], Tim Choate[17], Helen Stenborg[18], Norman Snow[19]
  • Producer: Ismail Merchant[20]
  • Director of photography: Larry Pizer[21]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[22]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[23]
  • Review score: 6.1/10[24], 84%[25]
  • Color: color[26]
  • Country of origin: United States[27], United Kingdom[28]
  • Publication date: May 15, 1979[29]
  • Film editor: Humphrey Dixon[30]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design[31]
  • Title: The Europeans[32]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[33]
  • After a work by: Henry James[34]
  • Duration: 90 minutes[35]
  • Set in period: Gilded Age[36], 19th century[37]
  • Australian Classification: G[38]

Why It Matters

The Europeans has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did The Europeans receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 7d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'eu', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'pl', 'ro', 'ru', 'sv', 'uk']
    Ampas collections film id → W067366
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → Henry James
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 4915
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  4. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → Gilded Age, 19th century
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1979-05-15T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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