Seal Island

1948 American documentary film directed by James Algar
Movie short_film Q1144028
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Seal Island

Summary

Seal Island is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Seal Island received the Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[3].
  • Seal Island's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • Seal Island's director is recorded as James Algar[5].
  • Seal Island's composer is recorded as Oliver Wallace[6].
  • Seal Island's genre is recorded as nature documentary[7].
  • Seal Island's genre is recorded as documentary film[8].
  • Seal Island's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[9].
  • Seal Island's part of the series is recorded as True-Life Adventures[10].
  • Seal Island's production company is recorded as The Walt Disney Company[11].
  • Seal Island's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0040763[12].
  • Seal Island's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[13].
  • Seal Island's color is recorded as color[14].
  • Seal Island's color is recorded as black-and-white[15].
  • Seal Island's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Seal Island's publication date is recorded as +1948-12-21T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Seal Island's publication date is recorded as +1950-03-29T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Seal Island's publication date is recorded as +1951-04-16T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Seal Island's publication date is recorded as +1951-05-18T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Seal Island's publication date is recorded as +1951-12-06T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Seal Island's publication date is recorded as +1952-03-07T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Seal Island's publication date is recorded as +1952-04-01T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Seal Island's publication date is recorded as +1952-06-02T00:00:00Z[24].
  • Seal Island's publication date is recorded as +1954-02-25T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Seal Island's publication date is recorded as +1954-09-16T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Seal Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g17jq[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Seal Island's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[9]. Its director is recorded as James Algar[5].

Publication

Publication dates include +1948-12-21T00:00:00Z[17], +1950-03-29T00:00:00Z[18], +1951-04-16T00:00:00Z[19], +1951-05-18T00:00:00Z[20], +1951-12-06T00:00:00Z[21], and +1952-03-07T00:00:00Z[22]. Seal Island's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[13]. Genres include nature documentary[7] and documentary film[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as True-Life Adventures[10].

Subject and Themes

Seal Island's main subject is recorded as Pribilof Islands[28]. Its part of the series is recorded as True-Life Adventures[10].

Reception

Seal Island received the Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[3].

Why It Matters

Seal Island ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Seal Island receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[3].

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] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . blog.disneystore.com. blog.disneystore.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Seal Island. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/seal-island-q1144028
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_seal-island-q1144028_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Seal Island}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/seal-island-q1144028}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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