The General Died at Dawn

1936 film by Lewis Milestone
Movie film Q1193850
The General Died at Dawn
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Summary

The General Died at Dawn is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Lewis Milestone[3]
  • Screenwriter: Clifford Odets[4]
  • Composer: Werner Janssen[5]
  • Genre: adventure film[6], war film[7]
  • Cast member: Gary Cooper[8], Madeleine Carroll[9], Akim Tamiroff[10], Porter Hall[11], Dudley Digges[12], William Frawley[13], J. M. Kerrigan[14], Philip Ahn[15], Leonid Kinskey[16], John O'Hara[17], Paul Harvey[18], Willie Fung[19]
  • Producer: Paramount Pictures[20]
  • Director of photography: Victor Milner[21]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[22]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[23]
  • Review score: 6.8/10[24], 100%[25]
  • Color: black-and-white[26]
  • Country of origin: United States[27]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1936[28]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[29], Netflix[30]
  • Narrative location: China[31]
  • Film editor: Eda Warren[32]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[33], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[34], Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment[35]
  • Title: The General Died at Dawn[36]
  • Duration: 93 minutes[37]
  • Medierådet rating: Prohibited for children under 16[38]

Why It Matters

The General Died at Dawn has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Danish Film Database. 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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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'pt', 'simple']
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 65627
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  3. 9w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1296922
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  4. 11w ago · Davidultra · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Clifford Odets
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+93'}
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