As Seen Through a Telescope

1900 short film directed by George Albert Smith
Movie short_film Q719959
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As Seen Through a Telescope

Summary

As Seen Through a Telescope is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • As Seen Through a Telescope's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope was directed by George Albert Smith[4].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope's genre is silent film[5].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope's genre is short film[6].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope's genre is comedy film[7].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope was produced by George Albert Smith[8].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope's director of photography is recorded as George Albert Smith[9].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope's color is recorded as black-and-white[10].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope was released on January 1, 1900[12].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'As Seen Through a Telescope'}[13].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+1'}[14].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[15].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope's assessment is recorded as Bechdel test[16].
  • As Seen Through a Telescope's copyright status is recorded as public domain[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

As Seen Through a Telescope was produced by George Albert Smith[8]. It was directed by George Albert Smith[4].

Publication

As Seen Through a Telescope was released on January 1, 1900[12]. Genres include silent film[5], short film[6], and comedy film[7].

Why It Matters

As Seen Through a Telescope ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Bechdel Test Movie List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Producer George Albert Smith
    Publication date +1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Color black-and-white
    Publication date
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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