Meet John Doe
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Meet John Doe is a 1941 American drama film directed by Frank Capra that critiques media manipulation and political opportunism through the story of a fabricated everyman hero.
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| instanceOf |
American drama film
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film → |
| basedOn |
short stories by Richard Connell
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| character |
Ann Mitchell
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D. B. Norton NERFINISHED → John Doe → |
| cinematographyBy |
George Barnes
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| critiques |
corporate control of media
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political demagoguery → sensationalist journalism → |
| director |
Frank Capra
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| distributor |
Warner Bros.
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| editor |
Daniel Mandell
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| filmFormat |
black-and-white
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| genre |
drama film
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political drama → satire → |
| hasFilmRating |
considered a classic of American cinema
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| hasTitle |
Meet John Doe
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| mainTheme |
fabricated public hero
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media manipulation → political opportunism → |
| musicBy |
Dimitri Tiomkin
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| narrativeFocus |
rise and manipulation of a fabricated everyman hero
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| notableFor |
depiction of media-created celebrity
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social commentary on American democracy → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| partOf |
Frank Capra filmography
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| plotSummary |
A reporter invents a fictional everyman named John Doe, leading to a nationwide movement that is exploited by a powerful politician.
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| producer |
Frank Capra
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| productionCompany |
Frank Capra Productions
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| publicationDate |
1941
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| releaseYear |
1941
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| runtime |
approximately 122 minutes
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| screenwriter |
Robert Riskin
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| setInPeriod |
Great Depression era United States
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| starring |
Barbara Stanwyck
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Edward Arnold NERFINISHED → Gary Cooper NERFINISHED → Gene Lockhart → James Gleason NERFINISHED → Rodriguez Romero NERFINISHED → Spring Byington → Walter Brennan → |
Referenced by (5)
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Barbara Stanwyck
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Frank Capra → Gary Cooper → Robert Riskin → |
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Frank Capra
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directed |