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The Seventh Veil

1945 film by Compton Bennett
Movie film Q3227109
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Summary

The Seventh Veil is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (633 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3]
  • Director: Compton Bennett[4]
  • Screenwriter: Sydney Box[5], Muriel Box[6]
  • Composer: Benjamin Frankel[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8]
  • Cast member: James Mason[9], Ann Todd[10], Herbert Lom[11], John Slater[12], Yvonne Owen[13]
  • Producer: Sydney Box[14]
  • Director of photography: Reginald Wyer[15]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[16]
  • Color: color[17], black-and-white[18]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[19]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1945[20]
  • Distributed by: General Film Distributors[21]
  • Film editor: Gordon Hales[22]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[23]
  • Title: The Seventh Veil[24]
  • Different from: The Seventh Veil[25]
  • Duration: 94.0 minutes[26]
  • Assessment: Bechdel test[27]

Why It Matters

The Seventh Veil has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did The Seventh Veil receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3].

Related Entities

film Herbert Lom James Mason United Kingdom

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Bechdel Test Movie List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'eu', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl',
    Filmová databáze film id → 54911
    Ampas collections film id → W087934
    Sitelink count → 18
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W087934, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Sydney Box, Muriel Box
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+94.0'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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