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Gilda is a 1946 American black-and-white film produced by Columbia Pictures. Directed by Charles Vidor, the movie stars Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready, and Joseph Calleia. The screenplay was written by Ben Hecht and Virginia Van Upp, who also served as producer. Hugo Friedhofer composed the music, while Rudolph Maté was the director of photography. The film is categorized as a drama, film noir, romance, and thriller, with gambling as its main subject.
Set in Argentina, the plot follows a gambler who discovers an old flame while working for a new boss who is married to her. The film has a runtime of 110 minutes and was originally released in English. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures, Netflix, and iTunes. The production had a budget of 2,000,000 and generated revenue of 6,000,000.
Critics and audiences have rated the film with an average of 7.465 on TMDb based on 652 votes, and 7.6 on IMDb based on 37,394 votes. The film is referenced by 210 other encyclopedia articles.
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Film · TMDB
7.5A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
Cast
- Rita Hayworth as Gilda
- Glenn Ford as Johnny Farrell
- George Macready as Ballin Mundson
- Joseph Calleia as Det. Maurice Obregon
- Steven Geray as Uncle Pio
- Joe Sawyer as Casey
Themes
- jealousy
- casino
- penalty
- nightclub
- buenos aires, argentina
- tricks
- patent
- film noir
- argentina
- extramarital affair
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Charles Vidor
- Screenplay by
- Marion Parsonnet Ben Hecht (uncredited)
- Adaptation by
- Jo Eisinger
- Story by
- E.A. Ellington
- Produced by
- Virginia Van Upp
- Starring
- Rita Hayworth Glenn Ford George Macready Joseph Calleia
- Cinematography
- Rudolph Maté
- Edited by
- Charles Nelson
- Music by
- M. W. Stoloff , Marlin Skiles
- Color process
- Black and white
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- Release dates
- March 14, 1946 ( 1946-03-14 ) (New York City) April 25, 1946 ( 1946-04-25 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 110 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $2 million
- Box office
- $6 million (rentals)
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Internet Archive
moviesGilda (1946) Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- gambling
- Director
- Charles Vidor
- Cast member
- John Tyrrell
- Composer
- Hugo Friedhofer
- Producer
- Virginia Van Upp
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Rudolph Maté
- Narrative location
- Argentina
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 943832
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Gilda trailer rita hayworth2.JPG
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- Commons category
- Gilda
- publication date
- 1946-00-00
- title
- Gilda
- film editor
- Charles Nelson
- production designer
- Stephen Goosson
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Jean Louis
- different from
- guild
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 90%
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Encyclopedic overview
Theatrical trailer Gilda is a 1946 American musical film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford.
The film is known for cinematographer Rudolph Maté's lush photography, glamorous setting, costume designer Jean Louis's wardrobe for Hayworth (particularly for the dance numbers), and choreographer Jack Cole's staging of "Put the Blame on Mame" and "Amado Mio", sung by Anita Ellis. Over the years Gilda has gained cult classic status. In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".
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