Ball of Fire
1941 film by Howard Hawks
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Summary
Ball of Fire is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,437 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Howard Hawks[3]
- Screenwriter: Charles Brackett[4], Billy Wilder[5]
- Composer: Alfred Newman[6]
- Genre: romantic comedy[7]
- Cast member: Gary Cooper[8], Barbara Stanwyck[9], Oskar Homolka[10], Henry Travers[11], S. Z. Sakall[12], Richard Haydn[13], Allen Jenkins[14], Dana Andrews[15], Dan Duryea[16], Elisha Cook Jr.[17], Gene Krupa[18], Tully Marshall[19], Leonid Kinskey[20], Aubrey Mather[21]
- Producer: Samuel Goldwyn[22]
- Production company: Samuel Goldwyn Productions[23], RKO Pictures[24]
- Director of photography: Gregg Toland[25]
- Part of: National Film Registry[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Commons category: Ball of Fire (film)[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 8.2/10[30], 100%[31]
- Color: black-and-white[32]
- Country of origin: United States[33]
- Publication date: January 1, 1941[34], December 30, 1941[35], January 9, 1942[36]
- Distributed by: RKO Pictures[37], Netflix[38]
- Narrative location: New York City[39]
- Film editor: Daniel Mandell[40]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[41], Academy Award for Best Story[42], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score[43], Academy Award for Best Sound[44]
- Title: Ball of Fire[45]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[46]
- Duration: 111 minutes[47]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): Academy ratio[48]
Why It Matters
Ball of Fire has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]