The Great Lie

1941 film by Edmund Goulding
Movie film Q794707
The Great Lie
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The Great Lie

Summary

The Great Lie is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Great Lie received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3].
  • The Great Lie's image is recorded as Bette Davis in The Great Lie trailer.jpg[4].
  • The Great Lie's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Great Lie's director is recorded as Edmund Goulding[6].
  • The Great Lie's screenwriter is recorded as Lenore J. Coffee[7].
  • The Great Lie's composer is recorded as Max Steiner[8].
  • The Great Lie's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Great Lie's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[10].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Bette Davis[11].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as George Brent[12].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Mary Astor[13].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Lucile Watson[14].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Hattie McDaniel[15].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Hildegard Krekel[16].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Grant Mitchell[17].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as J. Farrell MacDonald[18].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Addison Richards[19].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Doris Lloyd[20].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Charles Trowbridge[21].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Georges Renavent[22].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Jerome Cowan[23].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Russell Hicks[24].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Thurston Hall[25].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Virginia Brissac[26].
  • The Great Lie's cast member is recorded as Sam McDaniel[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Great Lie's producer is recorded as Hal B. Wallis[28]. Its director is recorded as Edmund Goulding[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Lenore J. Coffee[7]. Cast members include Bette Davis[11], George Brent[12], Mary Astor[13], Lucile Watson[14], Hattie McDaniel[15], and Hildegard Krekel[16].

Publication

The Great Lie's publication date is recorded as +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include drama film[9] and film based on a novel[10].

Reception

The Great Lie received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3]. Reviews include 5.8/10[31] and 60%[32].

Why It Matters

The Great Lie ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did The Great Lie receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[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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  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . 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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