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The Full Monty

1997 film directed by Peter Cattaneo
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Summary

The Full Monty is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,387 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score[3], European Film Award for Best Film[4], European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film[5], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6]
  • Director: Peter Cattaneo[7]
  • Screenwriter: Simon Beaufoy[8]
  • Composer: Anne Dudley[9]
  • Genre: comedy drama[10], comedy film[11], LGBTQ-related film[12]
  • Followed by: The Full Monty[13]
  • Cast member: Robert Carlyle[14], Mark Addy[15], Tom Wilkinson[16], William Snape[17], Steve Huison[18], Paul Barber[19], Hugo Speer[20], Bruce Jones[21], Lesley Sharp[22], Emily Woof[23], Dave Hill[24], Kate Rutter[25]
  • Producer: Uberto Pasolini[26]
  • Production company: Film4 Productions[27], Searchlight Pictures[28], Redwave Films[29]
  • Director of photography: John de Borman[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Commons category: The Full Monty[32]
  • Distribution format: digital download[33], video on demand[34]
  • Review score: 7.5/10[35], 96%[36], 75/100[37]
  • Color: color[38]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[39], United States[40]
  • Publication date: August 13, 1997[41], August 29, 1997[42], October 30, 1997[43]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[44], iTunes[45], Disney+[46]
  • Narrative location: Sheffield[47]
  • Main subject: unemployment[48], dignity[49]
  • Film editor: David Freeman[50], Nick Moore[51]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[52], Academy Award for Best Director[53], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[54], Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score[55], European Film Award for Best Film[56]
  • Title: The Full Monty[57]
  • Different from: Naked and Funny[58]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[59]

Why It Matters

The Full Monty has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What awards did The Full Monty receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score[3], European Film Award for Best Film[4], European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].

Related Entities

film Mark Addy Robert Carlyle Sheffield Tom Wilkinson United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [5] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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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