Night and Fog

1956 short film directed by Alain Resnais
Movie short_film Q706373
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Night and Fog

Summary

Night and Fog is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Night and Fog's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • Night and Fog was directed by Alain Resnais[4].
  • Jean Cayrol wrote the screenplay for Night and Fog[5].
  • Chris Marker wrote the screenplay for Night and Fog[6].
  • Night and Fog's composer is recorded as Hanns Eisler[7].
  • Night and Fog's genre is documentary film[8].
  • Night and Fog Decree is named after Night and Fog[9].
  • A cast member of Night and Fog was Michel Bouquet[10].
  • Night and Fog was produced by Anatole Dauman[11].
  • Night and Fog's depicts is recorded as cattle wagon[12].
  • Night and Fog's depicts is recorded as Holocaust train transport[13].
  • Night and Fog's production company is recorded as Argos Films[14].
  • Night and Fog's director of photography is recorded as Ghislain Cloquet[15].
  • Night and Fog's director of photography is recorded as Sacha Vierny[16].
  • The original language of Night and Fog was French[17].
  • Night and Fog's Commons category is recorded as Nuit et Brouillard[18].
  • Night and Fog was distributed by video on demand[19].
  • Night and Fog's review score is recorded as 9/10[20].
  • Night and Fog's review score is recorded as 100%[21].
  • Night and Fog's color is recorded as color[22].
  • Night and Fog's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • Night and Fog's country of origin is recorded as France[24].
  • Night and Fog was published on 1956[25].
  • Night and Fog's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[26].
  • Night and Fog's narrative location is recorded as Auschwitz[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Night and Fog was produced by Anatole Dauman[11]. It was directed by Alain Resnais[4]. Screenwriters include Jean Cayrol[5] and Chris Marker[6]. A cast member of it was Michel Bouquet[10].

Publication

Night and Fog was published on 1956[25]. The original language of it was French[17]. Its genre is documentary film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[19].

Subject and Themes

Night and Fog's main subject is The Holocaust[28].

Reception

Reviews include 9/10[20] and 100%[21].

Why It Matters

Night and Fog ranks in the top 2% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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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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. 28d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicts → cattle wagon, Holocaust train transport
    Set in period → World War II, 1940s, 20th century
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  2. 29d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 1940s, 20th century
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q36561]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787856307365"
  3. 29d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Narrative location → Auschwitz
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P840]]: [[Q7341]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787849101682"
  4. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 101799
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 101799, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  5. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 1940s, 20th century
    Publication date → +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Jean Cayrol, Chris Marker
    Duration → {'amount': '+32'}
    + 29 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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