The Grain That Built a Hemisphere

1943 film by Bill Justice
Movie short_film Q2410527
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Summary

The Grain That Built a Hemisphere is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Bill Justice[3]
  • Composer: Edward H. Plumb[4]
  • Genre: war film[5], documentary film[6], propaganda film[7]
  • Producer: Walt Disney[8]
  • Production company: The Walt Disney Company[9]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[10]
  • Commons category: The Grain That Built a Hemisphere[11]
  • Color: color[12], black-and-white[13]
  • Country of origin: United States[14]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1943[15]
  • Distributed by: The Walt Disney Company[16]
  • Main subject: World War II[17], agriculture[18]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[19]
  • Title: The Grain That Built a Hemisphere[20]
  • Duration: 10 minutes[21]

Why It Matters

The Grain That Built a Hemisphere has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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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. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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