Body and Soul
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Body and Soul is a 1947 American film noir boxing drama renowned for its gritty realism, social commentary, and one of John Garfield’s most acclaimed performances.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Body and Soul (1947 film) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boxing film
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film ⓘ film noir ⓘ sports drama film ⓘ |
| academyAward |
Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for John Garfield
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Academy Award for Best Film Editing nomination ⓘ Academy Award for Best Writing Original Screenplay nomination ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographicStyle | expressionistic boxing sequences ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | James Wong Howe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Rossen ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Robert Parrish ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| filmingProcess | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
boxing film
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drama film ⓘ film noir ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later boxing films ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charley Davis ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | Passed by Production Code Administration ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hugo Friedhofer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
John Garfield performance
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gritty realism ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Garfield ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Roberts ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Enterprise Productions ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | November 11, 1947 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenplayBasedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Abraham Polonsky ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| soundMix | mono ⓘ |
| starring |
Anne Revere
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Canada Lee ⓘ Hazel Brooks ⓘ John Garfield ⓘ Lilli Palmer ⓘ William Conrad ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption in professional boxing
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moral compromise ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Garfield