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National Velvet

1944 Technicolor sports film directed by Clarence Brown
Movie film Q284686
National Velvet
National Board of Review; photo by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

National Velvet is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,127 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[4]
  • Director: Clarence Brown[5]
  • Screenwriter: Helen Deutsch[6]
  • Composer: Herbert Stothart[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8], children's film[9]
  • Based on: National Velvet[10]
  • Cast member: Mickey Rooney[11], Donald Crisp[12], Elizabeth Taylor[13], Anne Revere[14], Angela Lansbury[15], Reginald Owen[16], Terry Kilburn[17], Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins[18], Arthur Treacher[19], Norma Varden[20], Aubrey Mather[21], Arthur Blake[22], Dennis Hoey[23], Frederick Worlock[24]
  • Producer: Pandro S. Berman[25]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[26]
  • Director of photography: Leonard Smith[27]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Commons category: National Velvet (film)[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 8.1/10[32], 98%[33]
  • Color: color[34], black-and-white[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1944[37]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[38], Netflix[39]
  • Narrative location: England[40]
  • Filming location: California[41], Santa Monica[42]
  • Main subject: horse[43], horse racing[44]
  • Film editor: Robert J. Kern[45]
  • Described by source: AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List[46]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[47], Academy Award for Best Director[48], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[49], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[50], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[51]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

National Velvet's after a work by is recorded as Enid Bagnold[52].

Why It Matters

National Velvet has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did National Velvet receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3] and Academy Award for Best Film Editing[4].

Related Entities

Angela Lansbury Anne Revere California Cedric Gibbons Clarence Brown Donald Crisp Elizabeth Taylor England film Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Mickey Rooney Netflix United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
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  2. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → Enid Bagnold
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Cedric Gibbons
    Described by source → AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List
    Publication date → +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Helen Deutsch
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