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Peace on Earth

1939 film by Hugh Harman
Movie animated_short_film Q1239971
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Summary

Peace on Earth is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of animated short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (746 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Hugh Harman[3]
  • Screenwriter: Jack Cosgriff[4], Charles McGirl[5]
  • Composer: Scott Bradley[6]
  • Genre: drama film[7], post-apocalyptic film[8], Christmas film[9], dystopian film[10]
  • Producer: Fred Quimby[11]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio[12], Harman and Ising[13]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[14]
  • Distribution format: theatrical release[15]
  • Color: color[16]
  • Country of origin: United States[17]
  • Publication date: December 9, 1939[18]
  • Voice actor: Mel Blanc[19]
  • Distributed by: Loews Cineplex Entertainment[20], Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[21]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[22], Nobel Peace Prize[23]
  • Title: Peace on Earth[24]
  • Different from: Peace on Earth[25]
  • Duration: 9 minutes[26]
  • Fabrication method: traditional animation[27]
  • Set during recurring event: Christmas and holiday season[28]
  • P14449: 245284[29]

Why It Matters

Peace on Earth has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . 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. 16h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ru', 'uk']
    Ampas collections film id → W069623
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 11w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production company → Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, Harman and Ising
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Production company: Harman and Ising, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Harman-Ising studio → Harman and Ising ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fabrication method → traditional animation
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 245284
    Producer → Fred Quimby
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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