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The Yearling

1946 film by Clarence Brown
Movie film Q1217612
The Yearling
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Summary

The Yearling is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,845 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[3], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[4]
  • Director: Clarence Brown[5]
  • Screenwriter: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings[6]
  • Composer: Herbert Stothart[7]
  • Genre: children's film[8], drama film[9], family film[10]
  • Based on: The Yearling[11]
  • Cast member: Gregory Peck[12], Jane Wyman[13], Claude Jarman, Jr.[14], Henry Travers[15], Margaret Wycherly[16], Forrest Tucker[17], Chill Wills[18], Arthur Hohl[19], Clem Bevans[20], Houseley Stevenson[21]
  • Producer: Sidney Franklin[22]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[23]
  • Director of photography: Charles Rosher[24], Arthur E. Arling[25], Leonard Smith[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Commons category: The Yearling (film)[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 8.4/10[30], 100%[31]
  • Color: color[32], black-and-white[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1946[35]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[36], Netflix[37]
  • Narrative location: Florida[38]
  • Filming location: Florida[39]
  • Film editor: Harold F. Kress[40]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[41], Academy Award for Best Actor[42], Academy Award for Best Actress[43], Academy Award for Best Director[44], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[45], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[46], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[47]
  • Title: The Yearling[48]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[49]
  • After a work by: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings[50]

Why It Matters

The Yearling has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did The Yearling receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[3] and Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[4].

Related Entities

Cedric Gibbons Clarence Brown film Florida Gregory Peck Jane Wyman Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Netflix United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', '
    Ampas collections film id → W071640
    Sitelink count → 32
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 176781
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Cedric Gibbons
    Publication date → +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+128'}
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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