The Informer

1935 film by John Ford
Movie film Q463869
The Informer
unknown (RKO Pictures) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

The Informer is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,963 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Director[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[5], Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment[6], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[7]
  • Director: John Ford[8]
  • Screenwriter: Dudley Nichols[9]
  • Composer: Max Steiner[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11], crime film[12]
  • Based on: The Informer[13]
  • Cast member: Heather Angel[14], Victor McLaglen[15], Una O'Connor[16], Margot Grahame[17], Preston Foster[18], Wallace Ford[19], Donald Meek[20], J. M. Kerrigan[21], Joe Sawyer[22], Francis Ford[23], Denis O'Dea[24], Barlowe Borland[25], J. Farrell MacDonald[26], Jack Mulhall[27]
  • Producer: John Ford[28]
  • Production company: RKO Pictures[29]
  • Director of photography: Joseph H. August[30]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Commons category: The Informer (1935 film)[33]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[34]
  • Review score: 8.3/10[35], 89%[36]
  • Color: black-and-white[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1935[39]
  • Distributed by: RKO Pictures[40], Netflix[41]
  • Narrative location: Ireland[42]
  • Main subject: Irish Republican Army[43]
  • Film editor: George Hively[44]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[45], Academy Award for Best Actor[46], Academy Award for Best Director[47], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[48], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[49], Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment[50]
  • Title: The Informer[51]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[52]

Why It Matters

The Informer has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did The Informer receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Director[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[5], and Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [6] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: 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.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'ca', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
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    Filmová databáze film id → 32640
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  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Van Nest Polglase
    Publication date → +1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Dudley Nichols
    Part of → National Film Registry
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