A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant

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A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byBill Banowsky
Produced byBill Banowsky
Paul O'Bryan
CinematographyMayo Whaley
Edited byDean Alioto
Michael Linn
Mayo Whaley
Music byGeneviève Gros-Louis
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Release date
  • 2025 (2025)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.

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Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 82% of 17 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

  1. ↑ "A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ "A Savage Art: The Life &. Cartoons of Pat Oliphant". The Numbers . Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Wilkinson, Alissa (September 5, 2025). "Fighting the Power, One Political Cartoon at a Time". The New York Times . Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ Spilde, Coleman (September 5, 2025). "The cartoonist who made presidents tremble". Salon.com . Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ "A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ Medley, Tony. "A Savage Art: The Life and Cartoons of Pat Oliphant". tonymedley.com. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
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