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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | short stories by Richard Connell ⓘ |
| character |
Ann Mitchell
NERFINISHED
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D. B. Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Doe ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
corporate control of media
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political demagoguery ⓘ sensationalist journalism ⓘ |
| director | Frank Capra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editor | Daniel Mandell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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political drama ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | considered a classic of American cinema ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Meet John Doe ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
fabricated public hero
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media manipulation ⓘ political opportunism ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dimitri Tiomkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | rise and manipulation of a fabricated everyman hero ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of media-created celebrity
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social commentary on American democracy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Frank Capra
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surface form:
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. ⓘ |
| producer | Frank Capra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Frank Capra Productions ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 122 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Riskin ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Great Depression
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surface form:
Great Depression era United States
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| starring |
Barbara Stanwyck
NERFINISHED
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Edward Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Lockhart ⓘ James Gleason NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodriguez Romero NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Byington ⓘ Walter Brennan ⓘ |
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