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One-Eyed Men Are Kings

1974 short film
Movie short_film Q3236284
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Summary

One-Eyed Men Are Kings is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3]
  • Director: Edmond Séchan[4], Michel Leroy[5]
  • Screenwriter: Edmond Séchan[6]
  • Composer: François de Roubaix[7]
  • Genre: comedy film[8]
  • Cast member: Paul Préboist[9], Lyne Catherine Jeanne Chardonnet[10]
  • Producer: Paul Claudon[11]
  • Collection: Q138882508[12]
  • Production company: C.A.P.A.C.[13]
  • Director of photography: Edmond Séchan[14]
  • Original language of film or TV show: French[15]
  • Color: color[16]
  • Country of origin: France[17]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1974[18]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[19]
  • Title: Les borgnes sont rois[20]
  • Duration: 15 minutes[21]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[22]

Why It Matters

One-Eyed Men Are Kings has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

What awards did One-Eyed Men Are Kings receive?

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

Related Entities

France

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. [8] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q140180093. 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.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Screenwriter → Edmond Séchan
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