The Great McGinty
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The Great McGinty

The Great McGinty (1940)

Genres - Comedy, Comedy Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Political Satire  |   Release Date - Aug 1, 1940  |   Run Time - 82 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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The Great McGinty is a 1940 American political satire comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff and featuring William Demarest and Muriel Angelus. It was Sturges's first film as a director; he sold the story to Paramount Pictures for just $10 on condition he direct the film. Sturges received an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

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Budget

$350,000

Tags

Great Mcginty, Mcginty, Politics

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Alternate Titles

A botcsinálta kormányzó
HU
Así paga el diablo
AR, MX, UY
Biograhy of a Bum
, US
Der große McGinty
DE
Down Went McGinty
, AU, GB, US
Eklogika skandala
GR
El gran McGinty
ES
Gouverneur malgré lui
BE, FR
Il grande McGinty
IT
O Homem que Se Vendeu
BR
O Tirano da Cidade
PT
Skojare gör karriär
SE
The Biography of a Bum
CA
The Great Mcginty
The Great McGinty
CA, US
The Mantle of Dignity
US
The Story of a Man
US
The Vagrant
US
Wielki McGinty
PL
Εκλογικά Σκάνδαλα
GR
Κυβερνήτης με το στανιό
GR
Величний Маꥳнті
UA
偉大なるマッギンティ
JP