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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:play
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Elia_Kazan's_Group_Theatre
gptkb:The_Group_Theatre
gptkb:the_Group_Theatre
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:film
adapted into various formats
theater to film
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Clifford_Odets
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
nominated for various awards
none awarded
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:play
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gptkbp:cast
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gptkb:Elia_Kazan
gptkb:Stella_Adler
gptkb:Lee_J._Cobb
gptkb:John_Garfield
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:musician
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:James_Wong_Howe
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gptkbp:conflict
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worker vs. management
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
well-received
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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gptkb:labor_union
influenced labor movements
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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gptkb:American_history
theater history
labor history
reflects societal issues
examines American values
represents working-class struggles
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Sidney_Kingsley
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:Richard_C._Meyer
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:New_York_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:Group_Theatre
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gptkbp:focus
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gptkb:physicist
strikers
taxi drivers
union leaders
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:High_School
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gptkbp:historical_context
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1930s America
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Waiting for Lefty
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Film_Director
activist movements
subsequent playwrights
future playwrights
social commentators
subsequent labor films
labor-themed works
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Great_Depression
social realism
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:American_theater
social realism
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Great_Depression
labor strikes
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:American_theater
labor rights advocacy
considered a classic
political theater
studied in theater courses
performed in schools
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:political_movement
economic hardship
unionization
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gptkbp:music
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gptkb:Aaron_Copland
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Joe
gptkb:Sidney
Lefty
Edna
Fay
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:musical
regional theater productions
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ We’re all waiting for Lefty.”
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gptkbp:official_language
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English
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gptkbp:performance
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performed in various theaters
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:Group_Theatre
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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gptkb:1935
1935-01-01
1935-01-20
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Group_Theatre
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:1935
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1935
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gptkbp:remake
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Lefty
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gptkbp:runtime
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90 minutes
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gptkbp:screenings
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gptkb:American_Film_Institute
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Sidney_Kingsley
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:stations
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critical acclaim
audience engagement
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gptkbp:style
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naturalism
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gptkbp:symbolism
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Lefty as a symbol of hope
the taxi as a symbol of struggle
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:political_movement
economic hardship
labor disputes
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gptkbp:themes
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labor struggles
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