Paper Moon

Paper Moon is a 1973 American comedy film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was adapted from the novel Addie Pray by Joe David Brown, and the film was shot in black-and-white. The film is set during the Great Depression in the U.S. states of Kansas and Missouri. It stars the real-life father and daughter pairing of Ryan and Tatum O'Neal, as on-screen father and daughter Moze and Addie. The story foll... More
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  • May 9, 1973

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PG (USA)

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  • 1 h 45 min

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  • Paper Moon

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Directed by

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich (Serbian: Петар Богдановић, Petar Bogdanović, born July 30, 1939) is an American film historian, director, writer, actor, producer, and critic. He was part of the wave of "New Hollywood" directors, which included William Friedkin, Brian De Palma, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese,...

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  • As P.T. Barnum put it, "There's a sucker born every minute."

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • May 9, 1973
  • Aug 12, 2003
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  • 1 h 45 min
  • 1 h 42 min
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Awards

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Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1973
  • Role: Addie Loggins

Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role Winners

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Year Award Award Nominee Notes/Description
  • 1973
  • 1973
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1974
  • 1974
  • 1974
  • role: Trixie Delight
  • 1974
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  • 133
  • 7.0

The Movie List: the first 9200

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Addie Pray

Addie Pray (1971) is a novel by Joe David Brown. It was the basis for the movie Paper Moon (1973) directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The novel was re-printed in 2002 as a paperback with the title Paper Moon: A Novel. The novel is narrated by Addie, an orphaned girl, who travels with confidence man ...

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