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The Century of the Self

2002 film by Adam Curtis
TVSeries miniseries Q1760065
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The Century of the Self

Summary

The Century of the Self is a miniseries[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Century of the Self's instance of is recorded as miniseries[3].
  • The Century of the Self was directed by Adam Curtis[4].
  • Adam Curtis wrote the screenplay for The Century of the Self[5].
  • The Century of the Self's genre is television documentary[6].
  • The Century of the Self was produced by Adam Curtis[7].
  • The Century of the Self was produced by Stephen Lambert[8].
  • The Century of the Self is part of psychological terminology[9].
  • The original language of The Century of the Self was English[10].
  • The Century of the Self was distributed by video on demand[11].
  • The Century of the Self's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC Two[12].
  • The Century of the Self's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • The Century of the Self was published on 2002[14].
  • The Century of the Self's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[15].
  • The Century of the Self's main subject is individualism[16].
  • The Century of the Self's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[17].
  • The Century of the Self's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Century of the Self'}[18].
  • The Century of the Self's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+60'}[19].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Adam Curtis[7] and Stephen Lambert[8]. The Century of the Self was directed by Adam Curtis[4]. Adam Curtis wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

The Century of the Self was released on 2002[14]. The original language of it was English[10]. Its genre is television documentary[6]. It is part of psychological terminology[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[11].

Subject and Themes

The Century of the Self's main subject is individualism[16].

Why It Matters

The Century of the Self has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Netflix United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → psychological terminology
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+60'}
    Instance of → miniseries
    Number of episodes → {'amount': '+4'}
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