The Happy Ending

1969 film by Richard Brooks
Movie film Q1545251
The Happy Ending
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Summary

The Happy Ending is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (691 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Richard Brooks[3]
  • Screenwriter: Richard Brooks[4]
  • Composer: Michel Legrand[5]
  • Genre: drama film[6]
  • Cast member: Jean Simmons[7], John Forsythe[8], Shirley Jones[9], Lloyd Bridges[10], Teresa Wright[11], Dick Shawn[12], Nanette Fabray[13], Bobby Darin[14], Tina Louise[15], Karen Steele[16], Eve Brent[17], William O'Connell[18], Erin Moran[19], John Gallaudet[20]
  • Producer: Richard Brooks[21]
  • Director of photography: Conrad Hall[22]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[23]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[24]
  • Review score: 4.9/10[25], 33%[26]
  • Color: color[27]
  • Country of origin: United States[28]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1969[29]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[30], Netflix[31]
  • Narrative location: The Bahamas[32]
  • Film editor: George Grenville[33]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[34]
  • Title: The Happy Ending[35]
  • Duration: 117 minutes[36]

Why It Matters

The Happy Ending has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'ko', 'nl', 'pt', 'sv', '
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 137001
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  5. 20w ago · Reubot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → color
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