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The Westerner

1940 film by William Wyler
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The Westerner
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
film
Award received
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[1]
Director
William Wyler[2]
Genre
Western film, drama film[9][10]
Publication date
September 20, 1940[35]
Screenwriter
Jo Swerling, Niven Busch, W. R. Burnett, Lillian Hellman, Oliver La Farge[3][4][5][6][7]
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn[24]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Story, Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[41][42][43]
Duration
+100[47]
Cast member
Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Fred Stone, Doris Davenport, Forrest Tucker, Paul Hurst, Dana Andrews, Tom Tyler, Lupita Tovar, Chill Wills, Lilian Bond, Charles Pearce Coleman, Charles Halton[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Color
black-and-white[33]
Composer
Alfred Newman[8]
Country of origin
United States[34]
Different from
Man of the West[45]
Director of photography
Gregg Toland[26]
Distributed by
United Artists, Netflix[36][37]
Distribution format
video on demand[28]
FSK film rating
FSK 12[46]
Film editor
Daniel Mandell[40]
Main subject
capital punishment[39]
Narrative location
Texas[38]
Original language of film or TV show
English[27]
Presented in
73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival
Production company
Samuel Goldwyn Productions[25]
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Production designer
James Basevi[48]
Review score
8.3/10, 78/100, 100%, 4/5[29][30][31][32]
Title
The Westerner[44]
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🔖 Identifiers · 63
VIAF cluster ID
316753639
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2006116758
AFI Catalog of Feature Films ID
5134
Academy Awards Database film ID
1322
Academy Collection film ID
W071622
AllMovie title ID
v53914
Allcinema film ID
12464
AlloCiné film ID
25301
Apple TV movie ID
umc.cmc.5reu5wmv5jptyt7ic91k6z3hy
BBC programme ID
b03bgpwp
Cine.gr film ID (archived)
713109
CineMagia title ID
8116
Show all 63 identifiers +51
Cinema Context ID
F020792
Cinema.de ID
1313727
Cinematografo.it film ID (new)
luomo-del-west-kof5pizf
Cinémathèque québécoise work ID
1788
DNF film ID
16780
Daum movie ID
19309
Deutsche Synchronkartei film ID
7971, 7970
Douban film ID
1295446
Dvdcompare.net film ID
9719
EIDR content ID
10.5240/15E8-356B-7223-0F68-B644-R
ElFilm film ID
33190
Elonet movie ID
189445
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/The-Westerner
Fernsehserien.de ID
filme/der-westerner
FilmAffinity film ID
220318
FilmVandaag ID
film/18038
Filmfront film ID (archived)
58605
Filmová databáze film ID
10498
Filmweb.pl film ID
31854
Freebase ID
/m/04wxsb
Garance item ID
8376398
IMDb ID
tt0033253
ISAN
0000-0000-63FF-0000-G-0000-0000-Q
KINENOTE film ID
5008
Kanopy ID
10736431
Kinobox film ID
232751
Kinopoisk film ID
3362
LUMIERE film ID
234221
LdiF ID
36144
Letterboxd film ID
the-westerner
MYmovies audiovisual work ID
26660
Metacritic ID
movie/the-westerner
Movie Review Query Engine ID
the-westerner-m100012587
Movie Walker Press film ID
mv4999
MovieLens movie ID
51638
MovieMeter film ID
10256
Moviepilot.de film ID
der-westerner
Netflix ID
1112194
OFDb film ID
24263
PORT film ID
39358
Plex media key
5d77683c6f4521001ea9d4c7
Rotten Tomatoes ID
m/westerner
Schnittberichte.com title ID
26556
Swedish Film Database ID
32577
TCM Movie Database film ID (archived)
27848
TMDB movie ID
14710
TV Spielfilm film ID
1313727
TheTVDB movie ID
13761
Trakt.tv ID
movies/the-westerner-1940
Trakt.tv film ID
8890
ČSFD film ID
9939

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🔗 Connections
Cast member 13
Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Dana Andrews, Lupita Tovar, Chill Wills, Lilian Bond, Forrest Tucker, Tom Tyler +5 more
Screenwriter 5
Lillian Hellman, Oliver La Farge, W. R. Burnett, Jo Swerling, Niven Busch
Distributed by 2
Netflix, United Artists
Genre 2
drama film, Western film
Nominated for 2
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Story
Award received 1
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Color 1
black-and-white
Composer 1
Alfred Newman
Country of origin 1
United States
Created notable works 1
William Wyler
Different from 1
Man of the West
Director 1
William Wyler
Director of photography 1
Gregg Toland
Distribution format 1
video on demand
Film editor 1
Daniel Mandell
Instance of 1
film
Main subject 1
capital punishment
Narrative location 1
Texas
Original language of film or TV show 1
English
Producer 1
Samuel Goldwyn
Production designer 1
James Basevi
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FAQs

What awards did The Westerner receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[1].

Related Entities

Alfred Newman film Gary Cooper Gregg Toland Lillian Hellman Netflix Samuel Goldwyn Texas United States Walter Brennan William Wyler

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  1. 14h ago · Eiragorn · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 8.3/10, 78/100, 100% +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #67316"
  2. 1d ago · Eiragorn · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Removed claim: Review score: 100%, QuickStatements 3.0 batch #67022"
  3. 11d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Garance item ID → 8376398
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63094: Garance ID - Films, 193X"
  4. 29d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    TV Spielfilm film ID → 1313727
    Academy Collection film ID → W071622
    "Created claim: Academy Collection film ID: W071622, batch #290954"
  5. 11w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Moviepilot.de film ID → der-westerner
    "Created claim: Moviepilot.de film ID: der-westerner"
  6. 11w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film ID → 10498
    "Created claim: Filmová databáze film ID: 10498, batch #269266"
  7. 20w ago · Theklan · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Presented in → 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival
    "Created claim: Presented in: 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782465337028"
  8. 20w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → James Basevi
    Publication date → September 20, 1940
    Screenwriter → Jo Swerling, Niven Busch, W. R. Burnett +1
    Duration → 100 minute
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #38225: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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