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The Hurt Locker

2008 film directed by Kathryn Bigelow
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The Hurt Locker
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The Hurt Locker is an action thriller[1][2], war film[1][2], independent film[1][2], drama film[1][2], and action film[1][2].

Key Facts

  • Creator: Kathryn Bigelow[3]
  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[6], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[7], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[8], Academy Award for Best Sound[9], BAFTA Award for Best Film[10], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[11]
  • Director: Kathryn Bigelow[12]
  • Screenwriter: Mark Boal[13]
  • Composer: Marco Beltrami[14]
  • Genre: action thriller[15], war film[16], independent film[17], drama film[18], action film[19]
  • Cast member: Jeremy Renner[20], Anthony Mackie[21], Brian Geraghty[22], Christian Camargo[23], Evangeline Lilly[24], Ralph Fiennes[25], Guy Pearce[26], David Morse[27], Malcolm Barrett[28], Sam Spruell[29], Suhail Dabbach[30]
  • Producer: Kathryn Bigelow[31], Mark Boal[32], Nicolas Chartier[33]
  • Part of the series: BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century[34]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[35]
  • Production company: Summit Entertainment[36], Grosvenor Park Productions[37]
  • Director of photography: Barry Ackroyd[38]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[39]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[40]
  • Commons category: The Hurt Locker[41]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[42]
  • Review score: 8.5/10[43], 97%[44], 95/100[45], 7.5/10[46]
  • Color: color[47]
  • Country of origin: United States[48]
  • Publication date: September 4, 2008[49], February 18, 2010[50], August 13, 2009[51]
  • Distributed by: Summit Entertainment[52], Budapest Film[53], Netflix[54]
  • Narrative location: Iraq[55]
  • Official website: http://www.thehurtlocker-movie.com[56]
  • Filming location: British Columbia[57]
  • Main subject: Iraq War[58]

Why It Matters

The Hurt Locker has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did The Hurt Locker receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[6], and Academy Award for Best Film Editing[7].

Related Entities

Anthony Mackie David Morse Evangeline Lilly film Guy Pearce Iraq Jeremy Renner Kathryn Bigelow Marco Beltrami Museum of Modern Art Netflix Ralph Fiennes Summit Entertainment United States

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  32. [34] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  34. [36] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  37. [39] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  41. [43] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  47. [49] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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