The Tin Star

1957 film by Anthony Mann
Movie film Q2092110
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Summary

The Tin Star is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,298 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Anthony Mann[3]
  • Screenwriter: Dudley Nichols[4]
  • Composer: Elmer Bernstein[5]
  • Genre: Western film[6]
  • Cast member: Henry Fonda[7], Anthony Perkins[8], Betsy Palmer[9], Michel de Carvalho[10], Neville Brand[11], John McIntire[12], Peter Baldwin[13], Lee Van Cleef[14], Frank Cady[15], Frank Cordell[16], Frank McGrath[17], Howard Petrie[18], James Bell[19], Russell Simpson[20]
  • Producer: William Perlberg[21], George Seaton[22]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[23]
  • Director of photography: Loyal Griggs[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Commons category: The Tin Star[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 6.7/10[28], 89%[29]
  • Color: black-and-white[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1957[32]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[33], Netflix[34]
  • Film editor: Alma Macrorie[35]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[36]
  • Title: The Tin Star[37]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[38]
  • Duration: 93 minutes[39]
  • Costume designer: Edith Head[40]
  • Production designer: Joseph McMillan Johnson[41]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: 12[42]

Why It Matters

The Tin Star has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . 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] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ampas collections film id → W083048
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8d ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hr', 'it', 'j
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58181|batch #58181]]: Deprecate incorrect cast member statements"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 27003
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Joseph McMillan Johnson
    Publication date → +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Dudley Nichols
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+93'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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