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Symphony of a City

1947 short film directed by Arne Sucksdorff
Movie short_film Q794344
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Summary

Symphony of a City is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3]
  • Director: Arne Sucksdorff[4]
  • Screenwriter: Arne Sucksdorff[5]
  • Composer: Stig Rybrant[6]
  • Genre: documentary film[7]
  • Producer: Edmund Reek[8]
  • Director of photography: Arne Sucksdorff[9]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Swedish[10]
  • Color: black-and-white[11]
  • Country of origin: Sweden[12]
  • Publication date: August 15, 1947[13], January 1, 1947[14]
  • Distributed by: SF Studios[15]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[16]
  • Title: Människor i stad[17]
  • Duration: 18 minutes[18]

Why It Matters

Symphony of a City has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What awards did Symphony of a City receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3].

Related Entities

Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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