A Night Before Christmas

1961 film by Alexander Arturowitsch Rou
Movie film Q4110177
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A Night Before Christmas

Summary

A Night Before Christmas is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Night Before Christmas's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • A Night Before Christmas's director is recorded as Alexander Rou[4].
  • A Night Before Christmas's screenwriter is recorded as Alexander Rou[5].
  • A Night Before Christmas's composer is recorded as Arkady Filippenko[6].
  • A Night Before Christmas's genre is recorded as romantic comedy[7].
  • A Night Before Christmas's genre is recorded as Christmas film[8].
  • A Night Before Christmas's genre is recorded as fantasy film[9].
  • A Night Before Christmas's based on is recorded as Christmas Eve[10].
  • A Night Before Christmas's cast member is recorded as Alexandr Chvylja[11].
  • A Night Before Christmas's cast member is recorded as Lyudmyla Myznikova-Belinska[12].
  • A Night Before Christmas's cast member is recorded as Lyudmila Khityaeva[13].
  • A Night Before Christmas's cast member is recorded as Sergey Martinson[14].
  • A Night Before Christmas's cast member is recorded as Anatoly Kubatsky[15].
  • A Night Before Christmas's cast member is recorded as Mykola Yakovchenko[16].
  • A Night Before Christmas's cast member is recorded as Georgy Millyar[17].
  • A Night Before Christmas's cast member is recorded as Aleksandr Radunsky[18].
  • A Night Before Christmas's cast member is recorded as Yuri Tavrov[19].
  • A Night Before Christmas's production company is recorded as Gorky Film Studio[20].
  • A Night Before Christmas's director of photography is recorded as Dmitri Surensky[21].
  • A Night Before Christmas's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0057637[22].
  • A Night Before Christmas's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Russian[23].
  • A Night Before Christmas's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Ukrainian[24].
  • A Night Before Christmas's color is recorded as color[25].
  • A Night Before Christmas's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 420329[26].
  • A Night Before Christmas's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[27].

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Authorship and Creation

A Night Before Christmas's director is recorded as Alexander Rou[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Alexander Rou[5]. Cast members include Alexandr Chvylja[11], Lyudmyla Myznikova-Belinska[12], Lyudmila Khityaeva[13], Sergey Martinson[14], Anatoly Kubatsky[15], and Mykola Yakovchenko[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1961-12-15T00:00:00Z[28], +1962-01-08T00:00:00Z[29], and +1963-12-15T00:00:00Z[30]. Original languages include Russian[23] and Ukrainian[24]. Genres include romantic comedy[7], Christmas film[8], and fantasy film[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Night Before Christmas's after a work by is recorded as Nikolai Gogol[31].

Why It Matters

A Night Before Christmas ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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  20. [22] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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