The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film)
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a 1947 American comedy film, loosely based on James Thurber’s short story, about a daydreaming proofreader who escapes his mundane life through elaborate fantasies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film) canonical | 2 |
| "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (short story) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | James Thurber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Lee Garmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Norman Z. McLeod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Monica Collingwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
escapism
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imagination ⓘ mundane life vs fantasy ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | live-action ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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fantasy film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLooselyAdaptedFrom | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorPlays | Danny Kaye as Walter Mitty ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Walter Mitty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Raksin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
daydreams
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fantasy sequences ⓘ |
| notableFor | elaborate fantasy sequences ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American cinema of the 1940s ⓘ |
| producer | Samuel Goldwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Samuel Goldwyn Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | proofreader ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 110 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Everett Freeman
NERFINISHED
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Ken Englund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| shortStoryAuthor | James Thurber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Ann Rutherford
NERFINISHED
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Boris Karloff NERFINISHED ⓘ Danny Kaye NERFINISHED ⓘ Fay Bainter NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Konstantin Shayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurston Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film)
this entity surface form:
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (short story)
subject surface form:
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film)