The Bespoke Overcoat

1956 British black and white short ghost and drama film by Jack Clayton
Movie short_film Q7716588
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The Bespoke Overcoat

Summary

The Bespoke Overcoat is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Bespoke Overcoat received the Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[3].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's director is recorded as Jack Clayton[6].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's screenwriter is recorded as Wolf Mankowitz[7].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's composer is recorded as Georges Auric[8].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's genre is recorded as ghost film[10].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's based on is recorded as The Overcoat[11].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's cast member is recorded as Alfie Bass[12].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's cast member is recorded as David Kossoff[13].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's cast member is recorded as Alan Tilvern[14].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's producer is recorded as George K. Arthur[15].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's producer is recorded as Jack Clayton[16].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's production company is recorded as John and James Woolf[17].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's director of photography is recorded as Wolfgang Suschitzky[18].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0049000[19].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's color is recorded as black-and-white[21].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[22].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's publication date is recorded as +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[23].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0463gjh[24].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's distributed by is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[25].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's AlloCiné film ID is recorded as 216971[26].
  • The Bespoke Overcoat's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include George K. Arthur[15] and Jack Clayton[16]. The Bespoke Overcoat's director is recorded as Jack Clayton[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Wolf Mankowitz[7]. Cast members include Alfie Bass[12], David Kossoff[13], and Alan Tilvern[14].

Publication

The Bespoke Overcoat's publication date is recorded as +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[23]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20]. Genres include drama film[9] and ghost film[10].

Reception

The Bespoke Overcoat received the Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[3].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Bespoke Overcoat's after a work by is recorded as Nikolai Gogol[28].

Why It Matters

The Bespoke Overcoat ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

FAQs

What awards did The Bespoke Overcoat 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] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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