An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is a 1962 French short film adaptation of Ambrose Bierce’s Civil War short story, renowned for its twist ending and its acclaimed broadcast as an episode of The Twilight Zone.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (short story) | 1 |
| An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1962 film) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film
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short film ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | La Rivière du hibou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ambrose Bierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| basedOn | An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastAs | episode of The Twilight Zone ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jean-Louis Picavet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | French ⓘ |
| director | Robert Enrico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Henri Lanoë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmColorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastInUnitedStates | The Twilight Zone GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological drama
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war film ⓘ |
| hasNarration | yes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
illusion versus reality
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the brutality of war ⓘ the perception of time ⓘ |
| influenced | later film and television depictions of twist endings ⓘ |
| leadActor | Roger Jacquet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadRole | Peyton Farquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Peyton Farquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Henri Lanoë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of subjective reality
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minimal dialogue ⓘ twist ending ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| portrays | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| presentedAt | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Enrico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 28 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Enrico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialPublicationYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| TheTwilightZoneEpisodeNumberInSeason | 22 ⓘ |
| TheTwilightZoneEpisodeSeason | 5 ⓘ |
| TheTwilightZoneOriginalAirDate | 1964-02-28 ⓘ |
| wonAward | Palme d’Or for Best Short Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (short story)