Boomerang

1947 film by Elia Kazan
Movie film Q2269586
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Summary

Boomerang is a film[1]. Boomerang ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (631 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Elia Kazan[4]
  • Screenwriter: Richard Murphy[5]
  • Composer: David Buttolph[6]
  • Genre: docudrama[7], film noir[8]
  • Cast member: Dana Andrews[9], Jane Wyatt[10], Lee J. Cobb[11], Ed Begley[12], Karl Malden[13], Arthur Kennedy[14], Taylor Holmes[15], Sam Levene[16], Robert Keith[17], Barry Kelley[18], Cara Williams[19], Edgar Stehli[20], Frank Overton[21], Reed Hadley[22]
  • Producer: Louis de Rochemont[23]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[24]
  • Director of photography: Norbert Brodine[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 76%[28]
  • Color: black-and-white[29]
  • Country of origin: United States[30]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1947[31], February 28, 1947[32], April 9, 1947[33]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[34], Netflix[35]
  • Narrative location: Connecticut[36]
  • Filming location: Connecticut[37]
  • Film editor: Harmon Jones[38]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[39]
  • Executive producer: Darryl F. Zanuck[40]
  • Title: Boomerang[41]
  • Different from: Bumerang[42]
  • Duration: 88 minutes[43]
  • Capital cost: 1,140,000 US dollars[44]

Why It Matters

Boomerang has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Boomerang is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did Boomerang receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', '
    Ampas collections film id → W075598
    Sitelink count → 16
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 39208
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 2620
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  4. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Richard Day
    Publication date → +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1947-02-28T00:00:00Z, +1947-04-09T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Richard Murphy
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+88'}
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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