The L-Shaped Room

1962 film by Bryan Forbes
Movie film Q1171366
The L-Shaped Room
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The L-Shaped Room

Summary

The L-Shaped Room is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The L-Shaped Room received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama[3].
  • The L-Shaped Room received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • The L-Shaped Room's image is recorded as TheL-ShapedRoom.jpg[5].
  • The L-Shaped Room's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The L-Shaped Room's director is recorded as Bryan Forbes[7].
  • The L-Shaped Room's screenwriter is recorded as Bryan Forbes[8].
  • The L-Shaped Room's screenwriter is recorded as Lynne Reid Banks[9].
  • The L-Shaped Room's composer is recorded as John Barry[10].
  • The L-Shaped Room's composer is recorded as Johannes Brahms[11].
  • The L-Shaped Room's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • The L-Shaped Room's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[13].
  • The L-Shaped Room's based on is recorded as The L-Shaped Room[14].
  • The L-Shaped Room's cast member is recorded as Leslie Caron[15].
  • The L-Shaped Room's cast member is recorded as Tom Bell[16].
  • The L-Shaped Room's cast member is recorded as Brock Peters[17].
  • The L-Shaped Room's cast member is recorded as Bernard Lee[18].
  • The L-Shaped Room's cast member is recorded as Tony Booth[19].
  • The L-Shaped Room's cast member is recorded as Emlyn Williams[20].
  • The L-Shaped Room's cast member is recorded as Kay Walsh[21].
  • The L-Shaped Room's cast member is recorded as Mark Eden[22].
  • The L-Shaped Room's cast member is recorded as Pat Phoenix[23].
  • The L-Shaped Room's cast member is recorded as Gerald Sim[24].
  • The L-Shaped Room's cast member is recorded as Avis Bunnage[25].
  • The L-Shaped Room's cast member is recorded as Nanette Newman[26].
  • The L-Shaped Room's producer is recorded as Richard Attenborough[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Richard Attenborough[27], John Woolf[28], and James Woolf[29]. The L-Shaped Room's director is recorded as Bryan Forbes[7]. Screenwriters include Bryan Forbes[8] and Lynne Reid Banks[9]. Cast members include Leslie Caron[15], Tom Bell[16], Brock Peters[17], Bernard Lee[18], Tony Booth[19], and Emlyn Williams[20].

Publication

The L-Shaped Room's publication date is recorded as +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z[30]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include drama film[12] and film based on a novel[13].

Reception

Awards received include Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama[3], a film award category[32] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1929[35]. Reviews include 6.8/10[36] and 67%[37].

Why It Matters

The L-Shaped Room ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What awards did The L-Shaped Room receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.
  27. [4] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . vintageshack.com. vintageshack.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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