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Pete's Dragon

1977 film directed by Don Chaffey
Movie film Q1332299
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Pete's Dragon

Summary

Pete's Dragon is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,195 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pete's Dragon's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Pete's Dragon was directed by Don Chaffey[4].
  • Pete's Dragon was directed by Don Bluth[5].
  • Malcolm Marmorstein wrote the screenplay for Pete's Dragon[6].
  • Seton I. Miller wrote the screenplay for Pete's Dragon[7].
  • Pete's Dragon's composer is recorded as Joel Hirschhorn[8].
  • Pete's Dragon's genre is fantasy film[9].
  • Pete's Dragon's genre is musical film[10].
  • Pete's Dragon's genre is adventure film[11].
  • Pete's Dragon's genre is children's film[12].
  • Pete's Dragon's genre is family film[13].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Helen Reddy[14].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Jim Dale[15].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Mickey Rooney[16].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Red Buttons[17].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Shelley Winters[18].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Sean Marshall[19].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Jeff Conaway[20].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Charlie Callas[21].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Walt Barnes[22].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Jim Backus[23].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Robert Easton[24].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Robert Foulk[25].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Roger Price[26].
  • A cast member of Pete's Dragon was Charles Tyner[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jerome Courtland[28] and Ron W. Miller[29]. Directors include Don Chaffey[4] and Don Bluth[5]. Screenwriters include Malcolm Marmorstein[6] and Seton I. Miller[7]. Cast members include Helen Reddy[14], Jim Dale[15], Mickey Rooney[16], Red Buttons[17], Shelley Winters[18], and Sean Marshall[19].

Publication

Publication dates include November 3, 1977[30], September 23, 1978[31], December 14, 1978[32], and October 13, 1978[33]. The original language of Pete's Dragon was English[34]. Genres include fantasy film[9], musical film[10], adventure film[11], children's film[12], and family film[13]. Recorded distribution format include theatrical release[35] and video on demand[36].

Reception

Reviews include 5/10[37], 46/100[38], and 56%[39].

Why It Matters

Pete's Dragon ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,195 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Related Entities

California Don Bluth film Helen Reddy Jeff Conaway Maine Mickey Rooney Netflix Pete's Dragon Red Buttons Shelley Winters The Walt Disney Company United States Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . 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. 5w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 1977 film directed by Don Chaffey
    Personality database work id → 7023
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10688]]: 7023, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322267613|Pete's Dragon (#322267613)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8402|Personality Database"
  2. 6w ago · Gamaliel · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The encyclopedia of fantasy id → petes_dragon
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10883]]: petes_dragon, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/87360899|Pete's Dragon (#87360899)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3382|Encyclopedia o"
  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 4820
    P14759 → t541
    Has characteristic → title for Spain, title for Hispanic America
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 4820, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  4. 12w ago · BrookTheHumming · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distributed by → Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
    Production company → Walt Disney Pictures
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P750]]: [[Q907311]]"
  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1977-11-03T00:00:00Z, +1978-09-23T00:00:00Z, +1978-12-14T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Malcolm Marmorstein, Seton I. Miller
    Duration → {'amount': '+134'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 33 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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