The Southerner

1945 film by Jean Renoir
Movie film Q1195531
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The Southerner

Summary

The Southerner is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Southerner received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • The Southerner's video is recorded as The Southerner (1945) by Jean Renoir.webm[4].
  • The Southerner's image is recorded as Zachary Scott-Betty Field in The Southerner.jpg[5].
  • The Southerner's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The Southerner's director is recorded as Jean Renoir[7].
  • The Southerner's screenwriter is recorded as Hugo Butler[8].
  • The Southerner's screenwriter is recorded as William Faulkner[9].
  • The Southerner's screenwriter is recorded as Nunnally Johnson[10].
  • The Southerner's screenwriter is recorded as Jean Renoir[11].
  • The Southerner's composer is recorded as Werner Janssen[12].
  • The Southerner's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • The Southerner's cast member is recorded as Zachary Scott[14].
  • The Southerner's cast member is recorded as Betty Field[15].
  • The Southerner's cast member is recorded as J. Carrol Naish[16].
  • The Southerner's cast member is recorded as Beulah Bondi[17].
  • The Southerner's cast member is recorded as Estelle Taylor[18].
  • The Southerner's cast member is recorded as Blanche Yurka[19].
  • The Southerner's cast member is recorded as Norman Lloyd[20].
  • The Southerner's cast member is recorded as Charles Kemper[21].
  • The Southerner's cast member is recorded as Nestor Paiva[22].
  • The Southerner's cast member is recorded as Paul Harvey[23].
  • The Southerner's cast member is recorded as Percy Kilbride[24].
  • The Southerner's cast member is recorded as Earle Hodgins[25].
  • The Southerner's cast member is recorded as Almira Sessions[26].
  • The Southerner's producer is recorded as Robert and Raymond Hakim[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert and Raymond Hakim[27] and David L. Loew[28]. The Southerner's director is recorded as Jean Renoir[7]. Screenwriters include Hugo Butler[8], William Faulkner[9], Nunnally Johnson[10], and Jean Renoir[11]. Cast members include Zachary Scott[14], Betty Field[15], J. Carrol Naish[16], Beulah Bondi[17], Estelle Taylor[18], and Blanche Yurka[19].

Publication

The Southerner's publication date is recorded as +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Its genre is recorded as drama film[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include family[31], sharecropping[32], agriculture[33], vocation[34], poverty[35], and cultivation[36].

Reception

The Southerner received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 8/10[37] and 93%[38].

Why It Matters

The Southerner ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did The Southerner receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] . Mubi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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