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Declaration of Independence

1938 film by Crane Wilbur
Movie short_film Q1596726
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Summary

Declaration of Independence is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[3]
  • Director: Crane Wilbur[4]
  • Composer: Howard Jackson[5]
  • Genre: drama film[6]
  • Cast member: John Litel[7]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Pictures[8]
  • Director of photography: W. Howard Greene[9]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[10]
  • Color: black-and-white[11]
  • Country of origin: United States[12]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1938[13]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[14]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[15]
  • Title: Declaration of Independence[16]
  • After a work by: Thomas Jefferson[17]
  • Duration: 17 minutes[18]

Why It Matters

Declaration of Independence is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

What awards did Declaration of Independence receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[3].

Related Entities

Thomas Jefferson United States

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. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 6
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'hy', 'pt', 'tr', 'ur']
    Ampas collections film id → W079521
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  2. 14w ago · Zestier · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Genre → drama film
    Production company → Q65557474
    Country of origin → —
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