The Way We Were

Summary

The Way We Were is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,963 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Way We Were received the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score^[3].
• The Way We Were received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4].
• The Way We Were's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• The Way We Were was directed by Sydney Pollack^[6].
• Arthur Laurents wrote the screenplay for The Way We Were^[7].
• Dalton Trumbo wrote the screenplay for The Way We Were^[8].
• The Way We Were's composer is recorded as Marvin Hamlisch^[9].
• The Way We Were's genre is romance film^[10].
• The Way We Were's genre is drama film^[11].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Barbra Streisand^[12].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Robert Redford^[13].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Bradford Dillman^[14].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Lois Chiles^[15].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Patrick O'Neal^[16].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Viveca Lindfors^[17].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Herb Edelman^[18].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Sally Kirkland^[19].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was James Woods^[20].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Susan Blakely^[21].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Murray Hamilton^[22].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Dan Seymour^[23].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Don Keefer^[24].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was George Gaynes^[25].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Marcia Mae Jones^[26].
• A cast member of The Way We Were was Marvin Hamlisch^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 1974-01^[30]

• Genre(s): jazz, smooth jazz, swing^[31]

• Community tags: jazz, smooth jazz, swing^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8b0cc74b-4eb9-3049-8a7b-739f16b7f8ff^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Way We Were was produced by Ray Stark^[34]. It was directed by Sydney Pollack^[6]. Screenwriters include Arthur Laurents^[7] and Dalton Trumbo^[8]. Cast members include Barbra Streisand^[12], Robert Redford^[13], Bradford Dillman^[14], Lois Chiles^[15], Patrick O'Neal^[16], and Viveca Lindfors^[17].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1973^[35] and March 7, 1974^[36]. The original language of The Way We Were was English^[37]. Genres include romance film^[10] and drama film^[11]. It was distributed by video on demand^[38].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score^[3], an award for best original music^[39] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4], a film award^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1929^[42]. Reviews include 6.1/10^[43] and 64%^[44].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Way We Were include The Way We Was^[45], an animated series episode^[46], directed by David Silverman^[47] and The Way We Weren't^[48], a television series episode^[49], directed by Mike B. Anderson^[50].

Why It Matters

The Way We Were ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,963 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for it include The Way We Was^[45], an animated series episode^[46], directed by David Silverman^[47] and The Way We Weren't^[48], a television series episode^[49], directed by Mike B. Anderson^[50].

FAQs

What awards did The Way We Were receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score^[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4].