Algiers (1938 film)
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Algiers (1938 film) is a romantic drama and crime film set in the Casbah of Algiers, best known for its atmospheric noir style and for helping launch Hedy Lamarr’s Hollywood career.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionAwardNominee | Alexander Toluboff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Pépé le Moko (1937 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pépé le Moko (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyAwardNominee | James Wong Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | James Wong Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySetting | French Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | John Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | William H. Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| filmingLocation | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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film noir ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Casablanca (1942 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacter Pépé le Moko | Charles Boyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorNominee | Charles Boyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActressForCharacter Gaby | Hedy Lamarr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Pépé le Moko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dimitri Tiomkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actor
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Academy Award for Best Art Direction ⓘ Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric noir style
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helping launch Hedy Lamarr’s Hollywood career ⓘ |
| notableQuoteAssociated | Come with me to the Casbah ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Walter Wanger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walter Wanger Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | August 5, 1938 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| remakeOf | Pépé le Moko (1937 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtime | 99 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Howard Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Algiers
NERFINISHED
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Casbah of Algiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Hale
NERFINISHED
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Charles Boyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Lockhart NERFINISHED ⓘ Hedy Lamarr NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Calleia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigrid Gurie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingActorNominee | Gene Lockhart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hedy Lamarr