The Razor's Edge

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The Razor's Edge is a 1946 drama film, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel, about a World War I veteran’s spiritual quest for meaning and enlightenment.

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instanceOf drama film
film
adaptationOf The Razor's Edge (novel)
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authorOfSourceWork W. Somerset Maugham
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
awardReceivedBy Anne Baxter
basedOn The Razor's Edge (novel)
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blackAndWhite true
character Elliott Templeton
Isabel Bradley
Larry Darrell
Sophie MacDonald
W. Somerset Maugham (character)
linked to: W. Somerset Maugham
cinematographyBy Arthur C. Miller
countryOfOrigin United States
director Edmund Goulding
distributor 20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
linked to: 20th Century Fox
editedBy J. Watson Webb Jr.
genre drama film
mainCharacter Larry Darrell
musicBy Alfred Newman
narrativeDevice framing narration by Maugham
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Art Direction – Black-and-White
Academy Award for Best Cinematography – Black-and-White
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
originalLanguage English
producer Darryl F. Zanuck
productionCompany 20th Century Fox
protagonistOccupation World War I veteran
releaseYear 1946
runtimeMinutes 145
screenwriter Darrell F. Zanuck
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setInPeriod post-World War I era
setting Chicago
Europe
India
Paris
sourceWorkPublicationYear 1944
starred Anne Baxter
Clifton Webb
Gene Tierney
Herbert Marshall
John Payne
Tyrone Power
theme enlightenment
search for meaning
spiritual quest

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Isabel Bradley appearsIn The Razor's Edge (1946 film)
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Gene Tierney notableWork The Razor's Edge
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