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The Glenn Miller Story

1954 film by Anthony Mann
Movie film Q698962
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Summary

The Glenn Miller Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,878 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Sound[3]
  • Director: Anthony Mann[4]
  • Screenwriter: Valentine Davies[5], Oscar Brodney[6]
  • Composer: Glenn Miller[7]
  • Genre: biographical film[8], musical film[9], drama film[10]
  • Cast member: James Stewart[11], June Allyson[12], Harry Morgan[13], Barton MacLane[14], Louis Armstrong[15], Gene Krupa[16], George Tobias[17], Sig Ruman[18], Charles Drake[19], Irving Bacon[20], James Bell[21], Kathleen Lockhart[22], Marion Ross[23], Frances Langford[24]
  • Producer: Aaron Rosenberg[25]
  • Production company: Universal Pictures[26]
  • Director of photography: William H. Daniels[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 7.3/10[30], 89%[31]
  • Color: color[32]
  • Country of origin: United States[33]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1954[34], September 3, 1954[35]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[36], Netflix[37]
  • Narrative location: New York City[38], United States[39], United Kingdom[40]
  • Filming location: Santa Monica[41], Colorado[42]
  • Main subject: aviation[43], Glenn Miller[44], World War II[45], United States Army Air Forces[46]
  • Film editor: Russell F. Schoengarth[47]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[48], Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[49], Academy Award for Best Sound[50]
  • Title: The Glenn Miller Story[51]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[52]
  • Duration: 115 minutes[53]
  • Set in period: 1930s[54], 1940s[55], 20th century[56]

Why It Matters

The Glenn Miller Story has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What awards did The Glenn Miller Story receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Sound[3].

Related Entities

Anthony Mann Colorado film Gene Krupa Glenn Miller James Stewart June Allyson Louis Armstrong Marion Ross Netflix New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. 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.
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  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.
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  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ckb', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hr',
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  3. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → aviation, Glenn Miller, World War II +1
    Narrative location → New York City, United States, United Kingdom
    Set in period → 1930s, 1940s, 20th century
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  4. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → aviation, Glenn Miller, World War II +1
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  5. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 14003
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  7. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Russell A. Gausman
    Publication date → +1954-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1954-09-03T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Valentine Davies, Oscar Brodney
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+115'}
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