Hail the Conquering Hero
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hail the Conquering Hero canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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screwball comedy film ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| cinematographyBy | John F. Seitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creativeStyle |
ensemble comedy
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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
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satire ⓘ screwball comedy ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasDirector | Preston Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
small-town patriotism
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wartime heroism ⓘ |
| musicBy | Werner R. Heymann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a falsely celebrated war hero returning to his hometown ⓘ |
| notableFor |
satire of small-town patriotism
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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
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Eddie Bracken NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Raines NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin Pangborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Walburn NERFINISHED ⓘ William Demarest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Preston Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.