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Churchill's Island

1941 propaganda film chronicling the defence of Great Britain during World War II directed by Stuart Legg
Movie short_film Q1089904
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Summary

Churchill's Island is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3]
  • Director: Stuart Legg[4]
  • Composer: Lucio Agostini[5]
  • Genre: documentary film[6], propaganda film[7], war film[8], biographical film[9]
  • Cast member: Lorne Greene[10]
  • Producer: Stuart Legg[11]
  • Part of the series: Canada Carries On[12]
  • Depicts: Battle of Britain[13]
  • Production company: National Film Board of Canada[14]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[15]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[16]
  • Color: black-and-white[17]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[18], Canada[19]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1941[20]
  • Distributed by: National Film Board of Canada[21], Netflix[22]
  • Main subject: aviation[23], World War II[24], Battle of Britain[25]
  • Film editor: Stuart Legg[26]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[27]
  • Title: Churchill's Island[28]
  • Duration: 21 minutes[29]

Why It Matters

Churchill's Island has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Churchill's Island receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3].

Related Entities

Canada Netflix United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . nfb.ca. nfb.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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