NATIONAL VELVET1944
National Velvet
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 4.0 (out of 5) (117 votes cast)
Source of Film
SOURCE OF FILM
- National Velvet
- by Enid Bagnold
- Published in 1935, it was her third novel.
Director Detail
DIRECTOR DETAIL
- Clarence Brown
- Maurice Tourneur
- (1913-1917), (1920-1921)
- Universal Pictures
- (1923-1925)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- (1926-1952)
Film Synopsis
RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS
2 hours, 3 minutes
A young girl dreams of entering her horse in Britain's top steeplechase event. Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor star.
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
OSCAR NOMINEE
WINNER
Directing- (Clarence Brown)
- Art Direction (Color)
- (Cedric Gibbons)
- (Urie McCLeary)
- (Edwin B. Willis)
- (Mildred Griffiths)
- Cinematography (Color)
- (Leonard Smith)
- Actress in a Supporting
- Role
- (Anne Revere)
- Film Editing
- (Robert J. Kern)
Box Office Ranking
BOX OFFICE RANKING
- 1944 Domestic Box Office Rank: #7 [1]
- 1944 Worldwide Box Office Rank: #4 [1]
Theatrical Revenues
GROSS
- (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
- Domestic Theatrical Release: $333 [1]
Original Film Distributor
DISTRIBUTOR
Location Filming
LOCATIONS
- Midwick Country Club (defunct), Alhambra, California
- Monterey, California
- Pebble Beach, California
- Aintree Racecourse, Aintree, Merseyside, England