Hail the Conquering Hero

E570698

Hail the Conquering Hero is a 1944 American screwball comedy film directed by Preston Sturges, celebrated for its sharp satire of wartime heroism and small-town patriotism.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hail the Conquering Hero canonical 2

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film
screwball comedy film
basedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
cinematographyBy John F. Seitz NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creativeStyle ensemble comedy
rapid-fire dialogue
director Preston Sturges NERFINISHED
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Stuart Gilmore NERFINISHED
era World War II-era American cinema
filmingProcess black-and-white
genre comedy film
satire
screwball comedy
hasCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
hasDirector Preston Sturges NERFINISHED
hasLanguage English
mainTheme small-town patriotism
wartime heroism
musicBy Werner R. Heymann NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus a falsely celebrated war hero returning to his hometown
notableFor satire of small-town patriotism
sharp satire of wartime heroism
originalLanguage English
partOf Hollywood studio-era comedies
producer Preston Sturges NERFINISHED
productionCompany Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1944
releaseYear 1944
runtime approximately 101 minutes
screenwriter Preston Sturges NERFINISHED
setDuring World War II NERFINISHED
starredActor Al Bridge NERFINISHED
Eddie Bracken NERFINISHED
Elizabeth Patterson NERFINISHED
Ella Raines NERFINISHED
Franklin Pangborn NERFINISHED
Raymond Walburn NERFINISHED
William Demarest NERFINISHED
writer Preston Sturges NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eddie Bracken notableWork Hail the Conquering Hero
Franklin Pangborn notableWork Hail the Conquering Hero