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Pioniere des wilden Westens
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OverviewAI-generated
Cimarron is a 1931 American black-and-white film produced by RKO Pictures. Directed by Wesley Ruggles and written by Howard Estabrook, the movie stars Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor, and George E. Stone. Based on a work by Edna Ferber, the film features music by Max Steiner and cinematography by Edward Cronjager. It was released in the United States in 1931 and has a runtime of 123 minutes.
The film is categorized as a Western, epic, and drama. It received the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, and Best Production Design. Additionally, it was recognized by the National Board of Review as one of its Top Ten Films. The production was part of the Pre-Code Hollywood movement.
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Film · TMDB
5.6When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon becomes prominent in her own right.
Cast
- Richard Dix as Yancey Cravat
- Irene Dunne as Sabra Cravat
- Estelle Taylor as Dixie Lee
- Nance O'Neil as Felice Venable
- William Collier Jr. as The Kid
- Roscoe Ates as Jesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates)
Themes
- newspaper
- gunslinger
- indian territory
- oklahoma
- family history
- frontier
- black and white
- newspaper editor
- pre-code
- land grab
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Ratings
IMDb
5.8/10
7,111 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
52%
Metacritic
70/100
- Year
- 1931
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Drama, Western
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 3 Oscars. 5 wins & 5 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Wesley Ruggles
- Screenplay by
- Howard Estabrook , Louis Sarecky
- Based on
- Cimarron , 1930 novel, by Edna Ferber
- Produced by
- William LeBaron , Louis Sarecky (assoc.)
- Starring
- Richard Dix , Irene Dunne
- Cinematography
- Edward Cronjager
- Edited by
- William Hamilton
- Music by
- Max Steiner
- Production company
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Distributed by
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Release dates
- January 26, 1931 ( 1931-01-26 ) (New York City) February 9, 1931 ( 1931-02-09 ) (US)
- Running time
- 124 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $1,433,000
- Box office
- $1,383,000
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- Wesley Ruggles
- Screenwriter
- Howard Estabrook
- Composer
- Max Steiner
- Producer
- William LeBaron
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Edward Cronjager
- Narrative location
- Oklahoma
- Duration
- 131
- FilmAffinity ID
- 443711
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- 1931 - Embassy and Strand Theaters Ad - 1 Mar MC - Allentown PA.jpg
Show 12 more facts
- publication date
- 1931-02-09
- film editor
- William Hamilton
- title
- Cimarron
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- after a work by
- Edna Ferber
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Max Rée
- Commons category
- Cimarron (1931 film)
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 50%
- copyright status
- public domain
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Article · Deutsch
Pioniere des wilden Westens (Originaltitel: Cimarron) ist ein Western mit Richard Dix und Irene Dunne unter der Regie von Wesley Ruggles aus dem Jahr 1931. Der von RKO produzierte Film gewann als erster Western einen Oscar in der Kategorie „Bester Film“. Der Film basiert auf dem Roman Cimarron von Edna Ferber.
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