Since You Went Away

1944 film by John Cromwell
Movie film Q1620639
Since You Went Away
Selznick International Pictures, Vanguard Films · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Since You Went Away is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,794 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[3]
  • Director: John Cromwell[4], David O. Selznick[5], Edward F. Cline[6], Tay Garnett[7]
  • Screenwriter: David O. Selznick[8]
  • Composer: Max Steiner[9]
  • Genre: drama film[10], war film[11], romance film[12]
  • Cast member: Claudette Colbert[13], Jennifer Jones[14], Shirley Temple[15], Joseph Cotten[16], Monty Woolley[17], Lionel Barrymore[18], Robert Walker[19], Hattie McDaniel[20], Agnes Moorehead[21], Alla Nazimova[22], Adeline De Walt Reynolds[23], Guy Madison[24], Keenan Wynn[25], Craig Stevens[26]
  • Producer: David O. Selznick[27]
  • Production company: Selznick International Pictures[28]
  • Director of photography: Stanley Cortez[29], Lee Garmes[30], George Barnes[31], Robert I of Scotland[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[34]
  • Review score: 7.2/10[35], 77%[36]
  • Color: black-and-white[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1944[39]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[40], Netflix[41]
  • Main subject: World War II[42]
  • Film editor: Hal C. Kern[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[44], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[45], Academy Award for Best Actress[46], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[47], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[48]

Why It Matters

Since You Went Away has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What awards did Since You Went Away receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . 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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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. 2h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr',
    Ampas collections film id → W070262
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 63215
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  3. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → since-you-went-away
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: since-you-went-away, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295969152|SINCE YOU WENT AWAY (#295969152)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091"
  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → David O. Selznick
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+120'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 27 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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