Intruder in the Dust

1949 film by Clarence Brown
Movie film Q278127
Intruder in the Dust
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Intruder in the Dust is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (575 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Clarence Brown[4]
  • Screenwriter: Ben Maddow[5], William Faulkner[6]
  • Composer: Adolph Deutsch[7]
  • Genre: crime film[8], drama film[9]
  • Cast member: David Brian[10], Claude Jarman, Jr.[11], Juano Hernández[12], Charles Kemper[13], Edmund Lowe[14], Elizabeth Patterson[15], Harry Antrim[16], Harry Hayden[17], James Kirkwood[18], Porter Hall[19], Will Geer[20]
  • Producer: Clarence Brown[21]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[22]
  • Director of photography: Robert L. Surtees[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Commons category: Intruder in the Dust (film)[25]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[26]
  • Review score: 93%[27], 7.2/10[28]
  • Color: color[29], black-and-white[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Publication date: 1949[32]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[33]
  • Narrative location: Mississippi[34]
  • Film editor: Robert J. Kern[35]
  • Title: Intruder in the Dust[36]
  • Duration: 87 minutes[37]
  • Production designer: Randall Duell[38]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[39]

Why It Matters

Intruder in the Dust has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Intruder in the Dust receive?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . cnc.fr. Retrieved . cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Simifilm · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'no', 'ru', '
    Sitelink count → 13
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 41513
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 179734
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  4. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Randall Duell
    Publication date → +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Ben Maddow, William Faulkner
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+87'}
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