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Grand Canyon

1958 film by James Algar
Movie short_film Q2062523
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Summary

Grand Canyon is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3]
  • Director: James Algar[4]
  • Composer: Ferde Grofé[5]
  • Genre: documentary film[6]
  • Producer: Walt Disney[7]
  • Production company: The Walt Disney Company[8]
  • Director of photography: Ernst A. Heiniger[9]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[10]
  • Color: color[11]
  • Country of origin: United States[12]
  • Publication date: December 17, 1958[13]
  • Distributed by: The Walt Disney Company[14]
  • Narrative location: Arizona[15]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[16]
  • Title: Grand Canyon[17]
  • Duration: 28 minutes[18]

Why It Matters

Grand Canyon has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What awards did Grand Canyon receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3].

Related Entities

Arizona The Walt Disney Company United States Walt Disney

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] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: 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 sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Production company → The Walt Disney Company
    Color → color
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