She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949 film by John Ford
Movie film Q849344
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Trailer screenshot (Argosy Pictures - RKO) - DVD bonus · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,015 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[3]
  • Director: John Ford[4]
  • Screenwriter: Frank S. Nugent[5], Laurence Stallings[6]
  • Composer: Richard Hageman[7]
  • Genre: Western film[8], war film[9]
  • Cast member: John Wayne[10], Joanne Dru[11], John Agar[12], Victor McLaglen[13], Ben Johnson[14], Harry Carey[15], George O'Brien[16], Tom Tyler[17], Francis Ford[18], Mildred Natwick[19], Noble Johnson[20], Chief John Big Tree[21], Jack Pennick[22], Rudy Bowman[23]
  • Producer: Merian C. Cooper[24], John Ford[25]
  • Part of the series: Cavalry Trilogy[26]
  • Production company: RKO Pictures[27]
  • Director of photography: Winton Hoch[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Commons category: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 7.9/10[32], 87/100[33], 92%[34], 7.2/10[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: July 26, 1949[38], October 22, 1949[39]
  • Distributed by: RKO Pictures[40], Netflix[41]
  • Filming location: Utah[42]
  • Film editor: Jack Murray[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[44]
  • Executive producer: Merian C. Cooper[45]
  • Title: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon[46]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[47]
  • Duration: 103 minutes[48]

Why It Matters

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What awards did She Wore a Yellow Ribbon receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', '
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  4. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → James Basevi
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    Screenwriter → Frank S. Nugent, Laurence Stallings
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