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Simon of the Desert

1965 film by Luis Buñuel
Movie film Q2357585
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Summary

Simon of the Desert is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (882 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival[3]
  • Director: Luis Buñuel[4]
  • Screenwriter: Luis Buñuel[5], Julio Alejandro[6]
  • Composer: Raúl Lavista[7]
  • Genre: satirical film[8]
  • Cast member: Claudio Brook[9], Glauber Rocha[10], Silvia Pinal[11], Enrique Álvarez Félix[12], Antonio Bravo[13], Francisco Reiguera[14]
  • Producer: Gustavo Alatriste[15]
  • Depicts: Simeon Stylites[16]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[17]
  • Director of photography: Gabriel Figueroa[18]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Spanish[19]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[20]
  • Review score: 100%[21], 8.5/10[22]
  • Color: black-and-white[23]
  • Country of origin: Mexico[24]
  • Publication date: August 27, 1965[25]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[26]
  • Film editor: Carlos Savage[27]
  • Title: Simón del desierto[28]
  • Duration: 45 minutes[29]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[30]
  • IGAC rating: M/12[31]
  • P14449: 49394[32]
  • P14724: 8791972[33]

Why It Matters

Simon of the Desert has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Simon of the Desert receive?

Honors received include Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival[3].

Related Entities

film Glauber Rocha Luis Buñuel Mexico Museum of Modern Art Netflix Silvia Pinal Simeon Stylites

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 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.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . 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. 2d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 8791972
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'ca', 'cy', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ka', 'ko', 'lt', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 8791972, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/301914945|Simón del desierto (#301914945)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 25774
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 25774, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1965-08-27T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Luis Buñuel, Julio Alejandro
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+45'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 4:3
    + 24 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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