Going the Distance

1979 film directed by Paul Cowan
Movie film Q5577888
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Going the Distance

Summary

Going the Distance is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Going the Distance's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Going the Distance was directed by Paul Cowan[4].
  • Going the Distance's genre is documentary film[5].
  • Going the Distance was produced by Jacques Bobet[6].
  • Going the Distance's depicts is recorded as 1978 Commonwealth Games[7].
  • Going the Distance's depicts is recorded as Precious McKenzie[8].
  • Going the Distance's production company is recorded as National Film Board of Canada[9].
  • The original language of Going the Distance was English[10].
  • Going the Distance's country of origin is recorded as Canada[11].
  • Going the Distance was released on January 1, 1979[12].
  • Going the Distance's distributed by is recorded as National Film Board of Canada[13].
  • Going the Distance's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[14].
  • Going the Distance's title is recorded as Going the Distance[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Going the Distance was produced by Jacques Bobet[6]. It was directed by Paul Cowan[4].

Publication

Going the Distance was published on January 1, 1979[12]. The original language of it was English[10]. Its genre is documentary film[5].

Why It Matters

Going the Distance ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Jon Kolbert · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinopoisk film id → 146111
    Eidr content id → 10.5240/8597-5756-3F5D-4826-69BA-E
    Tmdb movie id → 149358
    Ofdb film id → 221719
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P4606]]: going-distance"
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