A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant
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| Directed by | Bill Banowsky |
| Produced by | Bill Banowsky Paul O'Bryan |
| Cinematography | Mayo Whaley |
| Edited by | Dean Alioto Michael Linn Mayo Whaley |
| Music by | Geneviève Gros-Louis |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $16,545[1][2] |
A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant is a 2025 American documentary film about the life of the Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Pat Oliphant.[3][4] It is produced and directed by Bill Banowsky.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 83% of 18 critics' reviews are positive.[5]
Tony Medley gave it a score of 7 out of 10, calling it "interesting", but "politically biased".[6]
Alissa Wilkinson of The New York Times wrote, "[W]here A Savage Art really shines is when it traces the discipline of political cartooning and the satirical edge it's brought to journalism and commentary for centuries."[3]
References
- ^ "A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
- ^ "A Savage Art: The Life &. Cartoons of Pat Oliphant". The Numbers. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
- ^ a b Wilkinson, Alissa (September 5, 2025). "Fighting the Power, One Political Cartoon at a Time". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ^ Spilde, Coleman (September 5, 2025). "The cartoonist who made presidents tremble". Salon.com. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ^ "A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ^ Medley, Tony. "A Savage Art: The Life and Cartoons of Pat Oliphant". tonymedley.com. Retrieved September 26, 2025.