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The Quiet One

1948 film by Sidney Meyers
Movie film Q7759101
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Summary

The Quiet One is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Sidney Meyers[4]
  • Screenwriter: Helen Levitt[5]
  • Composer: Ulysses Kay[6]
  • Genre: documentary film[7], drama film[8]
  • Cast member: Gary Merrill[9], Estelle Evans[10], Don Thompson[11], Clarence Cooper, Jr.[12], Sidney Meyers[13]
  • Producer: Janice Loeb[14]
  • Director of photography: Helen Levitt[15]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[16]
  • Commons category: The Quiet One (film)[17]
  • Color: black-and-white[18]
  • Country of origin: United States[19]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1948[20]
  • Distributed by: Arthur Mayer[21]
  • Film editor: Sidney Meyers[22]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[23], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[24]
  • Title: The Quiet One[25]
  • Duration: 65 minutes[26]
  • P14449: 290127[27]

Why It Matters

The Quiet One has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did The Quiet One receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

film United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . 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. 9d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ko', 'pl', 'pt', 'sh', 'sv']
    Filmová databáze film id → 97762
    Ampas collections film id → W063437
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  2. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 290127
    Producer → Janice Loeb
    Publication date → +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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