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Best Boy (1979)

Name: Best Boy
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1979
Duration: 111 min

Directed by Ira Wohl · 1 h 51 min

Year: 1979
Running time: 1 h 51 min
Countries: United States
Languages: English

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About the film

Best Boy is a 1979 American documentary made by Ira Wohl. The film received critical acclaim, and won many awards including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Awards on record

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award

The record

Title	Best Boy
Year	1979
Directed by	Ira Wohl
Runs	1 h 51 min
IMDb	tt0078850
Wikidata	Q241492

Source: Wikidata (CC0), read Fri Oct 16.

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