Bells Are Ringing

1960 film by Vincente Minnelli
Movie film Q2323002
Bells Are Ringing
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Summary

Bells Are Ringing is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,008 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Vincente Minnelli[3]
  • Screenwriter: Adolph Green[4], Herbert Lichtenfeld[5], Betty Comden[6]
  • Composer: Jule Styne[7]
  • Genre: musical film[8], romantic comedy[9]
  • Cast member: Judy Holliday[10], Dean Martin[11], Jean Stapleton[12], Fred Clark[13], Frank Gorshin[14], Gerry Mulligan[15], Eddie Foy, Jr.[16], Hal Linden[17], George E. Stone[18], Joan Staley[19], Len Lesser[20], Roy Jenson[21], Paul Frees[22], Milton Parsons[23]
  • Producer: Arthur Freed[24]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[25]
  • Director of photography: Milton Krasner[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Commons category: Bells Are Ringing (film)[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 6.8/10[30], 82%[31]
  • Color: color[32]
  • Country of origin: United States[33]
  • Publication date: June 23, 1960[34], June 29, 1960[35], July 1960[36], August 25, 1960[37], November 14, 1960[38], December 21, 1960[39], December 22, 1960[40], January 11, 1961[41], February 9, 1961[42], March 2, 1961[43], March 10, 1961[44], June 4, 1962[45]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[46]
  • Narrative location: New York City[47]
  • Film editor: Adrienne Fazan[48]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[49]
  • Title: Bells Are Ringing[50]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[51]
  • Duration: 127 minutes[52]
  • Costume designer: Walter Plunkett[53]
  • Production designer: E. Preston Ames[54]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[55]

Why It Matters

Bells Are Ringing has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'nl', 'pt', 'zh_yue'
    Ampas collections film id → W060628
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 95074
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  3. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → bells-are-ringing
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → E. Preston Ames
    Publication date → +1960-06-23T00:00:00Z, +1960-06-29T00:00:00Z, +1960-07-00T00:00:00Z +9
    Screenwriter → Adolph Green, Herbert Lichtenfeld, Betty Comden
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+127'}
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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