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The Castle

1994 film by Aleksei Balabanov
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The Castle

Summary

The Castle is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Castle received the Nika Award for Best Costume Design[3].
  • The Castle's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Castle was directed by Aleksei Balabanov[5].
  • Aleksei Balabanov wrote the screenplay for The Castle[6].
  • Sergey Selyanov wrote the screenplay for The Castle[7].
  • Franz Kafka wrote the screenplay for The Castle[8].
  • The Castle's composer is recorded as Sergey Kuryokhin[9].
  • The Castle's genre is drama film[10].
  • A cast member of The Castle was Viktor Sukhorukov[11].
  • A cast member of The Castle was Nikolay Stotsky[12].
  • A cast member of The Castle was Svetlana Pismichenko[13].
  • A cast member of The Castle was Anvar Libabov[14].
  • A cast member of The Castle was Andrey Smirnov[15].
  • The Castle's production company is recorded as STV[16].
  • The Castle's director of photography is recorded as Sergey Yurizditsky[17].
  • The Castle's director of photography is recorded as Andrey Zhegalov[18].
  • The original language of The Castle was Russian[19].
  • The Castle's color is recorded as color[20].
  • The Castle's country of origin is recorded as Russia[21].
  • The Castle's country of origin is recorded as Germany[22].
  • The Castle's country of origin is recorded as France[23].
  • The Castle was released on December 26, 1994[24].
  • The Castle's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Замок'}[25].
  • The Castle's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+110'}[26].

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Authorship and Creation

The Castle was directed by Aleksei Balabanov[5]. Screenwriters include Aleksei Balabanov[6], Sergey Selyanov[7], and Franz Kafka[8]. Cast members include Viktor Sukhorukov[11], Nikolay Stotsky[12], Svetlana Pismichenko[13], Anvar Libabov[14], and Andrey Smirnov[15].

Publication

The Castle was released on December 26, 1994[24]. The original language of it was Russian[19]. Its genre is drama film[10].

Reception

The Castle received the Nika Award for Best Costume Design[3].

Why It Matters

The Castle ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did The Castle receive?

Honors received include Nika Award for Best Costume Design[3].

Related Entities

Aleksei Balabanov film France Franz Kafka Germany Russia Viktor Sukhorukov

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . 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. 8d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 60672
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 60672, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269268|batch #269268]]"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 170621
    Publication date → +1994-12-26T00:00:00Z
    Director of photography → Sergey Yurizditsky, Andrey Zhegalov
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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