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Random Harvest
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Random Harvest is a 1942 American black-and-white romance and drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the movie stars Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, Philip Dorn, and Susan Peters. The screenplay was written by Claudine West, George Froeschel, Arthur Wimperis, and James Hilton, with music composed by Herbert Stothart. The narrative is set in England and centers on the subject of amnesia.
The film received multiple Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor, and Best Director. It holds a review score of 7.8 out of 10 and an 82% rating. Additional metrics include a 7.9 IMDb rating and a Metascore of 62. The runtime is listed as 125 or 126 minutes, and the production budget was 1,210,000, generating 8,147,000 in revenue. It is available via video on demand through Netflix.
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7.3Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.
Cast
- Ronald Colman as Charles Rainier
- Greer Garson as Paula
- Philip Dorn as Dr. Jonathan Benet
- Susan Peters as Kitty
- Henry Travers as Dr. Sims
- Reginald Owen as "Biffer"
Themes
- amnesia
- based on novel or book
- world war i
- musical
- romance
- 1940s
- weepie
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Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
8,626 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Metacritic
62/100
- Year
- 1942
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 7 Oscars. 3 wins & 8 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- amnesia
- Director
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Screenwriter
- James Hilton
- Cast member
- Arthur Space
- Composer
- Herbert Stothart
- Producer
- Sidney Franklin
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Joseph Ruttenberg
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 125
- FilmAffinity ID
- 594542
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Greer Garson in Random Harvest trailer 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Random Harvest (film)
- publication date
- 1942-01-01
- title
- Random Harvest
- color
- black-and-white
- production designer
- Cedric Gibbons
- film editor
- Harold F. Kress
- review score
- 82%
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