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1972 · directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 138 min
22,890 feet · Prominence
1,470th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw48

Lifetime worldwide gross $6m, re-releases included; about $45m in 2026 money.

Rank4,426 of 11,051In 197226 of 38

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics90 baseAwards65 signal → +3 lift

Oscars3 nominated Director, Actor, Original Dramatic Score
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs3 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay, Craft and other
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Caine-Olivier duel, admired, narrow.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb7.9 from 51kWikipedia9k views a monthAge54 years

Scored beside it · 2,055 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 48 praise 93 legacy 35averages 59, placing it at22,890 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

Laurence Olivier19,827 ftMichael Caine19,827 ft