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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:awards
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Nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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gptkbp:based_on
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original story by Preston Sturges
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gptkbp:box_office
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$1.5 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$1.2 million
$1 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:The_Boss
gptkb:The_Girl
gptkb:Dan_Mc_Ginty
gptkb:The_Politician
The Corrupt Official
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gptkbp:cinematography_by
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gptkb:John_F._Seitz
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gptkbp:color
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black and white
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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generally positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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considered a classic of American cinema
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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referenced in various media
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:Preston_Sturges
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Preston_Sturges
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:Stuart_Gilmore
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:film_series
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:follows
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The Great Mc Ginty (1940)
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:comedy
gptkb:crime
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Great Mc Ginty
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Parks_and_Recreation
gptkb:The_Simpsons
gptkb:Veep
later political comedies
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gptkbp:inspiration
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inspired by real-life political corruption
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Victor_Young
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gptkbp:notable_for
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being Sturges' first film as a director
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I was a bum, and I was a good one."
" Politics is a dirty business."
" You can't be a bum forever."
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gptkbp:plot
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A man becomes a political boss in a corrupt city.
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:Preston_Sturges
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
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gptkbp:release_date
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gptkb:1940
gptkb:December
December 1940
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gptkbp:release_format
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theatrical
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gptkbp:released_in
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gptkb:1940
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:runtime
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88 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Preston_Sturges
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Akim_Tamiroff
gptkb:Brian_Donlevy
gptkb:Muriel_Angelus
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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