Union Pacific (1939 film)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Union_Pacific_(1939_film)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:award Best Cinematography nomination at the 12th Academy Awards
Best Effects, Special Effects nomination at the 12th Academy Awards
gptkbp:basedOn novel 'Trouble Shooter' by Ernest Haycox
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Victor_Milner
gptkbp:colorProcess Black-and-white
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Cecil_B._DeMille
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Anne_Bauchens
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Western
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union Pacific (1939 film)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Anthony_Collins
gptkbp:notableFor Premiered in Omaha, Nebraska with a large celebration
One of the first films to receive the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival (retrospectively)
gptkbp:plotSummary Centers on the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad and the conflicts surrounding it.
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Cecil_B._DeMille
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkbp:releaseDate April 28, 1939
gptkbp:runtime 135 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter gptkb:Jack_Cunningham
gptkb:Walter_DeLeon
gptkb:Jesse_Lasky_Jr.
gptkbp:setInPeriod 1860s
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Barbara_Stanwyck
gptkb:Joel_McCrea
gptkb:Akim_Tamiroff
gptkb:Robert_Preston
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Victor_Milner
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6