You Can't Take It With You

1938 film by Frank Capra
Movie film Q637835
You Can't Take It With You
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You Can't Take It With You

Summary

You Can't Take It With You is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • You Can't Take It With You received the Academy Award for Best Picture[3].
  • You Can't Take It With You received the Academy Award for Best Director[4].
  • You Can't Take It With You's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • You Can't Take It With You was directed by Frank Capra[6].
  • Robert Riskin wrote the screenplay for You Can't Take It With You[7].
  • You Can't Take It With You's composer is recorded as Dimitri Tiomkin[8].
  • You Can't Take It With You's genre is romantic comedy[9].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Jean Arthur[10].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Lionel Barrymore[11].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was James Stewart[12].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Edward Arnold[13].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Mischa Auer[14].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Ann Miller[15].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Spring Byington[16].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Donald Meek[17].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Samuel S. Hinds[18].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was H. B. Warner[19].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Halliwell Hobbes[20].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Dub Taylor[21].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Ward Bond[22].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Eddie "Rochester" Anderson[23].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Ann Doran[24].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Charles Lane[25].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Harry Davenport[26].
  • A cast member of You Can't Take It With You was Clarence Wilson[27].

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Authorship and Creation

You Can't Take It With You was produced by Frank Capra[28]. It was directed by Frank Capra[6]. Robert Riskin wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Jean Arthur[10], Lionel Barrymore[11], James Stewart[12], Edward Arnold[13], Mischa Auer[14], and Ann Miller[15].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1938[29], December 23, 1938[30], September 1, 1938[31], September 29, 1938[32], and October 13, 1938[33]. The original language of You Can't Take It With You was English[34]. Its genre is romantic comedy[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[35].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], an award for best film[36], in United States[37], founded in 1929[38] and Academy Award for Best Director[4], an award for best direction[39], in United States[40], founded in 1929[41]. Reviews include 7.5/10[42] and 94%[43].

Why It Matters

You Can't Take It With You has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did You Can't Take It With You receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3] and Academy Award for Best Director[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . wikidata.org.
  29. [42] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [43] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Production designer Stephen Goosson
    Publication date +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1938-12-23T00:00:00Z, +1938-09-01T00:00:00Z +2
    Screenwriter Robert Riskin
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+126'}
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