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Mighty Joe Young

1949 American black-and-white fantasy film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack
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Summary

Mighty Joe Young is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,076 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3]
  • Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack[4]
  • Screenwriter: Ruth Rose[5], Merian C. Cooper[6]
  • Composer: Roy Webb[7]
  • Genre: fantasy film[8], science fiction film[9], adventure film[10], drama film[11]
  • Cast member: Terry Moore[12], Ben Johnson[13], Robert Armstrong[14], Frank McHugh[15], Douglas Fowley[16], Nestor Paiva[17], Regis Toomey[18], Carol Hughes[19], James Flavin[20], Joyce Compton[21], Paul Guilfoyle[22], Joel Fluellen[23], Byron Foulger[24], Edward Gargan[25]
  • Producer: Merian C. Cooper[26], John Ford[27]
  • Production company: RKO Pictures[28]
  • Director of photography: J. Roy Hunt[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: Mighty Joe Young[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 6.5/10[33], 91%[34], 61/100[35]
  • Color: color[36], black-and-white[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1949[39], July 27, 1949[40]
  • Distributed by: RKO Pictures[41], Netflix[42]
  • Narrative location: California[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Special Effects[44]
  • Title: Mighty Joe Young[45]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[46]
  • Duration: 94 minutes[47]
  • Capital cost: 1,800,000 US dollars[48]
  • Box office: 1,950,000 US dollars[49]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[50]

Why It Matters

Mighty Joe Young has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did Mighty Joe Young receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3].

Related Entities

California film John Ford Merian C. Cooper Netflix RKO Pictures United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . 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. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'ig', 'it', 'j
    Ampas collections film id → W073021
    Sitelink count → 23
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 41650
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 179810
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  4. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → mighty-joe-young
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  5. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1949-07-27T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Ruth Rose, Merian C. Cooper
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+94'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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