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Pygmalion and Galatea

1898 film by Georges Méliès
Movie short_film Q4362441
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Summary

Pygmalion and Galatea is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Georges Méliès[3]
  • Genre: silent film[4], fantasy film[5]
  • Based on: Pygmalion[6]
  • Cast member: Jehanne d'Alcy[7]
  • Color: black-and-white[8]
  • Country of origin: France[9]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1898[10], 1896[11]
  • Title: Pygmalion et Galathée[12]
  • Duration: 1 minutes[13]
  • Copyright status: public domain[14]
  • P14724: 4924171[15]

Why It Matters

Pygmalion and Galatea has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

France Georges Méliès public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1898-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1896-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Sitelink count → 15
    Country of origin → France
    Director → Georges Méliès
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14724: 4924171, Garance ID - Georges Méliès ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/386c1d4e034|details]])"
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