Dreamgirls

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film musical drama film

Dreamgirls is a 2006 musical drama film, adapted from the Broadway stage musical, that follows the rise of a 1960s girl group and is widely known for its powerful performances and music.

Aliases (4)

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → musical drama film →
artDirector	John Myhre →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress →
basedOn	Dreamgirls (musical) →
cinematographer	Tobias A. Schliessler →
composer	Henry Krieger →
costumeDesigner	Sharen Davis →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Bill Condon →
distributor	DreamWorks Pictures → Paramount Pictures →
editor	Virginia Katz →
follows	rise of a girl group →
genre	drama film → musical film → period drama →
hasOriginalSong	Listen → Love You I Do → Patience →
hasSong	And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going → Dreamgirls (song) →
mainSubject	Motown-inspired girl group → music industry →
narrativeLocation	Chicago → Detroit → Las Vegas →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Art Direction → Academy Award for Best Costume Design → Academy Award for Best Original Song → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor →
notableFor	music and soundtrack success → powerful vocal performances →
originalLanguage	English →
premiereLocation	New York City →
producer	Larry Mark → Laurence Mark →
productionCompany	DreamWorks Pictures → Paramount Pictures →
publicationDate	2006 →
releaseDate	2006-12-15 →
runtimeMinutes	130 →
screenwriter	Bill Condon →
setInPeriod	1960s → 1970s →
stars	Anika Noni Rose → Beyoncé Knowles → Danny Glover → Eddie Murphy → Hinton Battle → Jamie Foxx → Jennifer Hudson → Keith Robinson → Sharon Leal →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bill Condon → Danny Glover → DreamWorks Pictures → Eddie Murphy ("Dreamgirls (2006 film)") → Jamie Foxx → Jennifer Hudson →	notableWork
Effie White ("Dreamgirls (2006 film)") →	adaptationAppearance
Effie White →	appearsIn
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going (Dreamgirls version) →	associatedFranchise
Dreamgirls ("Dreamgirls (musical)") →	basedOn
Bill Condon →	directed
Jennifer Hudson →	film
Beyoncé →	notableFilmAppearance
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going (Dreamgirls version) ("Dreamgirls (2006 film)") →	partOf
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going (Dreamgirls version) ("Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture") →	partOfSoundtrack
Mervyn Warren ("Dreamgirls (film, music production/arranging)") →	workedOn