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The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon

1907 film by Georges Méliès
Movie short_film Q1140961
The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon
Georges Méliès (died in 1938, 70+ years elapsed) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon

Summary

The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon was directed by Georges Méliès[4].
  • Georges Méliès wrote the screenplay for The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon[5].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's genre is LGBTQ-related film[6].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's genre is silent film[7].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's genre is comedy film[8].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's genre is science fiction film[9].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's genre is fantasy film[10].
  • A cast member of The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon was Georges Méliès[11].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's production company is recorded as Star Film Company[12].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's Commons category is recorded as The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon[13].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's color is recorded as black-and-white[14].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's country of origin is recorded as France[15].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon was published on January 1, 1907[16].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "L'Éclipse du soleil en pleine lune"}[17].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+9'}[18].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[19].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's assessment is recorded as Bechdel test[20].
  • The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon's copyright status is recorded as public domain[21].

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Authorship and Creation

The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon was directed by Georges Méliès[4]. Georges Méliès wrote the screenplay for it[5]. A cast member of it was Georges Méliès[11].

Publication

The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon was published on January 1, 1907[16]. Genres include LGBTQ-related film[6], silent film[7], comedy film[8], science fiction film[9], and fantasy film[10].

Why It Matters

The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

France Georges Méliès public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.
  18. [20] ↑ . Bechdel Test Movie List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → eclipse-du-soleil
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: eclipse-du-soleil, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295966436|Eclipse Du Soleil (#295966436)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il "
  2. 15d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 272475
    Publication date → +1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publication date → —
    + 16 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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