The Cat Came Back

1988 animated short by Cordell Barker
Movie short_film Q1680385
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The Cat Came Back

Summary

The Cat Came Back is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Cat Came Back received the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short[3].
  • The Cat Came Back's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • The Cat Came Back's director is recorded as Cordell Barker[5].
  • The Cat Came Back's screenwriter is recorded as Cordell Barker[6].
  • The Cat Came Back's genre is recorded as comedy film[7].
  • The Cat Came Back's based on is recorded as The Cat Came Back[8].
  • The Cat Came Back's cast member is recorded as Richard Condie[9].
  • The Cat Came Back's producer is recorded as Richard Condie[10].
  • The Cat Came Back's producer is recorded as Cordell Barker[11].
  • The Cat Came Back's production company is recorded as National Film Board of Canada[12].
  • The Cat Came Back's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0094847[13].
  • The Cat Came Back's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[14].
  • The Cat Came Back's country of origin is recorded as Canada[15].
  • The Cat Came Back's publication date is recorded as +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z[16].
  • The Cat Came Back's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wz5xx[17].
  • The Cat Came Back's distributed by is recorded as National Film Board of Canada[18].
  • The Cat Came Back's main subject is recorded as cat[19].
  • The Cat Came Back's AlloCiné film ID is recorded as 3309[20].
  • The Cat Came Back's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[21].
  • The Cat Came Back's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Cat Came Back'}[22].
  • The Cat Came Back's different from is recorded as The Cat Came Back[23].
  • The Cat Came Back's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+8'}[24].
  • The Cat Came Back's fabrication method is recorded as traditional animation[25].
  • The Cat Came Back's ČSFD film ID is recorded as 187421[26].
  • The Cat Came Back's Kinopoisk film ID is recorded as 172796[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Richard Condie[10] and Cordell Barker[11]. The Cat Came Back's director is recorded as Cordell Barker[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Cordell Barker[6]. Its cast member is recorded as Richard Condie[9].

Publication

The Cat Came Back's publication date is recorded as +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z[16]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is recorded as comedy film[7].

Subject and Themes

The Cat Came Back's main subject is recorded as cat[19].

Reception

The Cat Came Back received the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short[3].

Why It Matters

The Cat Came Back ranks in the top 4% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

What awards did The Cat Came Back receive?

Honors received include Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Kinopoisk. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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