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Save the Tiger

1973 film directed by John G. Avildsen
Movie film Q771605
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Summary

Save the Tiger is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,271 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Actor[3]
  • Director: John G. Avildsen[4]
  • Screenwriter: Steve Shagan[5]
  • Composer: Marvin Hamlisch[6]
  • Genre: drama film[7]
  • Cast member: Jack Lemmon[8], Jack Gilford[9], Laurie Heineman[10], Thayer David[11], Harvey Jason[12], Liv Lindeland[13], Ned Glass[14], Norman Burton[15], Biff Elliot[16], Patricia Smith[17], Lara Parker[18]
  • Producer: Martin Ransohoff[19]
  • Production company: Filmways[20]
  • Director of photography: James Crabe[21]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[22]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[23]
  • Review score: 7.2/10[24], 86%[25]
  • Color: color[26]
  • Country of origin: United States[27]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1973[28]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[29], Netflix[30]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[31]
  • Film editor: David Bretherton[32]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[33], Academy Award for Best Actor[34], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[35]
  • Title: Save the Tiger[36]
  • Different from: Save the Tiger Fund[37]
  • Duration: 100 minutes[38]

Why It Matters

Save the Tiger has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Save the Tiger receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3].

Related Entities

film Jack Lemmon John G. Avildsen Los Angeles Marvin Hamlisch Netflix United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . 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. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'he',
    Ampas collections film id → W063202
    Sitelink count → 25
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W063202, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 70640
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 70640, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 24989
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 24989, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Steve Shagan
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+100'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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