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Dodsworth

Name: Dodsworth
Director: William Wyler
Released: 1936-01-01

1936 film by William Wyler

FilmfilmQ185048

Released: 1936
Director: William Wyler
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0027532/Retrieved 2016-07-06
2.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=59409.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-06
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Screenwriter: Sidney Howard
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Cast: Walter Huston
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0027532/Retrieved 2016-07-06
2.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=59409.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-06
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, Ruth Chatterton
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0027532/Retrieved 2016-07-06
2.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=59409.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-06
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, Paul Lukas
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0027532/Retrieved 2016-07-06
2.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=59409.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-06
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, Mary Astor
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0027532/Retrieved 2016-07-06
2.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=59409.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-06
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Runtime: 101 min
Genre: drama film
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, romance film
Country of origin: United States

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Dodsworth is a 1936 American drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor and David Niven. Sidney Howard based the screenplay on his 1934 stage adaptation of the 1929 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis. Huston reprised his stage role.

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Director of photography: Rudolph Maté
Narrative location: Paris
Filming location: New York City
Film editor: Daniel Mandell
Title: Dodsworth
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress(February 7, 1937) statement is subject of: 9th Academy Awards · nominee: Maria Ouspenskaya
Academy Award for Best Actor(February 7, 1937) statement is subject of: 9th Academy Awards · nominee: Walter Huston
Academy Award for Best Director(February 7, 1937) nominee: William Wyler · statement is subject of: 9th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay(February 7, 1937) nominee: Sidney Howard · statement is subject of: 9th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture(February 7, 1937) statement is subject of: 9th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Production Design(February 7, 1937) nominee: Richard Day · statement is subject of: 9th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Sound(February 7, 1937) nominee: Oscar Lagerstrom · statement is subject of: 9th Academy Awards
Color: black-and-white
Production designer: Richard Day
Distribution format: video on demand
Set in environment: ship
Review score: 91%(September 8, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 22 critic review
8.4/10(October 5, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Dodsworth”Retrieved 2021-10-05
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Part of: National Film Registry(since 1990)
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1.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/Retrieved 2022-10-25
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Has characteristic: film based on a literary work

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