National Velvet
1944 Technicolor sports film directed by Clarence Brown
National Velvet is a 1944 movie about horse racing. It stars Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney. It is based on a 1935 story by Enid Bagnold. The movie won two minor Academy Awards.[1] In 2003, National Velvet 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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| Directed by | Clarence Brown |
| Screenplay by | Helen Deutsch |
| Based on | National Velvet by Enid Bagnold |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Starring | Mickey Rooney Donald Crisp Elizabeth Taylor Anne Revere Angela Lansbury Reginald Owen Terry Kilburn |
| Cinematography | Leonard Smith |
| Edited by | Robert Kern |
| Music by | Herbert Stothart |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 123 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
References
change- ↑ "17th Annual Academy Awards - Winners and Nominees". Academy Awards. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
