Show Boat
1951 film by George Sidney, Roger Edens
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Summary
Show Boat is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,255 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: George Sidney[3]
- Screenwriter: John Lee Mahin[4], George Wells[5]
- Composer: Jerome Kern[6]
- Genre: drama film[7], romance film[8], musical film[9]
- Based on: Show Boat[10]
- Cast member: Kathryn Grayson[11], Howard Keel[12], Ava Gardner[13], Joe E. Brown[14], Agnes Moorehead[15], Leif Erickson[16], Linda Christian[17], John Phillip Law[18], Anna Q. Nilsson[19], William Tannen[20], Lee and Lyn Wilde[21], Marge Champion[22], Gower Champion[23], William Warfield[24]
- Producer: Arthur Freed[25], Roger Edens[26]
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[27]
- Director of photography: Charles Rosher[28], Man Ray[29]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
- Commons category: Show Boat (1951 film)[31]
- Distribution format: video on demand[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: United States[34]
- Publication date: January 1, 1951[35]
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[36], Netflix[37]
- Main subject: seamanship[38]
- Film editor: John Dunning[39]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[40], Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[41]
- Title: Show Boat[42]
- Has characteristic: film based on literature[43]
- After a work by: Edna Ferber[44]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[45]
- Duration: 110 minutes[46]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[47]
Why It Matters
Show Boat has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]