What made ‘Cavalcade’ unique among Oscar winning movies?

 

 

              ‘Cavalcade’ which is based on the Noel Coward play of the same name, became the third anti-war movie to win the Best Picture Oscar. The movie was directed by Frank Lloyd. The screenplay was written by Reginald Berkeley and Sonya Levien. The film stars Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook.

               ‘Cavalcade’ won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Frank Lloyd won the Academy Award for Best Director, and the Academy Award for Best Art Direction went to William S. Darling. Diana Wynyard was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress but lost to Katharine Hepburn for ‘Morning Glory’.

               ‘Cavalcade’ tells the story of two upper-middle class British families from 1899 to 1933. Throughout the film, the passage of years is indicated by dates on title cards, with a medieval cavalcade marching in the background.

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