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Louisiana Story

1948 film by Robert J. Flaherty
Movie film Q2748409
Louisiana Story
"A Lopert Films, Inc. Release" · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Louisiana Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Robert J. Flaherty[4]
  • Screenwriter: Robert J. Flaherty[5], Frances H. Flaherty[6]
  • Composer: Virgil Thomson[7]
  • Genre: documentary film[8], drama film[9]
  • Producer: Robert J. Flaherty[10]
  • Director of photography: Richard Leacock[11]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[12]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[13]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[14]
  • Review score: 7.3/10[15], 75%[16]
  • Color: black-and-white[17]
  • Country of origin: United States[18]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1948[19]
  • Distributed by: Ilya Lopert[20], Netflix[21]
  • Narrative location: Louisiana[22]
  • Film editor: Helen van Dongen[23]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Story[24]
  • Title: Louisiana Story[25]
  • Duration: 78 minutes[26]
  • P14449: 25942[27]
  • P14551: louisiana-story[28]

Why It Matters

Louisiana Story has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Louisiana Story receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

film Louisiana Netflix Robert J. Flaherty United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'ko', 'la', 'nl', 'pt', 'ru', '
    Ampas collections film id → W079508
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W079508, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 92453
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 92453, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269267|batch #269267]]"
  3. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → louisiana-story
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: louisiana-story, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295965909|LOUISIANA STORY (#295965909)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cine"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Robert J. Flaherty, Frances H. Flaherty
    Part of → National Film Registry
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+78'}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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