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The Razor's Edge

1946 film by Edmund Goulding
Movie film Q759322
The Razor's Edge
20th Century Fox · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

The Razor's Edge is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,179 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3]
  • Director: Edmund Goulding[4]
  • Screenwriter: Lamar Trotti[5]
  • Composer: Alfred Newman[6]
  • Genre: drama film[7], film noir[8]
  • Based on: The Razor's Edge[9]
  • Cast member: Tyrone Power[10], Gene Tierney[11], John Payne[12], Anne Baxter[13], Clifton Webb[14], Herbert Marshall[15], Lucile Watson[16], Frank Latimore[17], Elsa Lanchester[18], Jaque Catelain[19], Barry Norton[20], Fritz Kortner[21], Henri Letondal[22], Jean De Briac[23]
  • Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck[24]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[25]
  • Director of photography: Arthur Charles Miller[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Commons category: The Razor's Edge (film)[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 6.8/10[30], 56%[31]
  • Color: black-and-white[32]
  • Country of origin: United States[33]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1946[34]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[35], Netflix[36]
  • Narrative location: Toulon[37]
  • Filming location: Colorado[38]
  • Main subject: World War I[39]
  • Film editor: J. Watson Webb, Jr.[40]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[41], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[42], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[43], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[44]
  • Title: The Razor's Edge[45]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[46]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

The Razor's Edge's after a work by is recorded as William Somerset Maugham[47].

Why It Matters

The Razor's Edge has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did The Razor's Edge receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3].

Related Entities

Alfred Newman Anne Baxter Clifton Webb Colorado Darryl F. Zanuck Elsa Lanchester film Gene Tierney Netflix Tyrone Power United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', '
    Ampas collections film id → W072256
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  2. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → William Somerset Maugham
    Main subject → World War I
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  3. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1920s, World War I, 20th century
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Lamar Trotti
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+145'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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