The Hand

1965 Czech animated short film directed by Jiří Trnka
Movie animated_short_film Q3210283
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The Hand

Summary

The Hand is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Hand's instance of is recorded as animated short film[3].
  • The Hand's instance of is recorded as animated film[4].
  • The Hand's director is recorded as Jiří Trnka[5].
  • The Hand's screenwriter is recorded as Jiří Trnka[6].
  • The Hand's composer is recorded as Václav Trojan[7].
  • The Hand's movement is recorded as avant-garde[8].
  • The Hand's genre is recorded as short film[9].
  • The Hand's genre is recorded as animated film[10].
  • The Hand's genre is recorded as puppet film[11].
  • The Hand's production company is recorded as Q112110926[12].
  • The Hand's director of photography is recorded as Jiří Šafář[13].
  • The Hand's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0239921[14].
  • The Hand's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Czech[15].
  • The Hand's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 106876[16].
  • The Hand's country of origin is recorded as Czechoslovakia[17].
  • The Hand's publication date is recorded as +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z[18].
  • The Hand's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bt_hr4[19].
  • The Hand's film editor is recorded as Hana Walachová[20].
  • The Hand's nominated for is recorded as BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film[21].
  • The Hand's title is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Ruka'}[22].
  • The Hand's AllMovie title ID is recorded as v184578[23].
  • The Hand's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+18'}[24].
  • The Hand's fabrication method is recorded as stop-motion[25].
  • The Hand's Swedish Film Database ID is recorded as 19169[26].
  • The Hand's ČSFD film ID is recorded as 33868[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Hand's director is recorded as Jiří Trnka[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Jiří Trnka[6].

Publication

The Hand's publication date is recorded as +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z[18]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as Czech[15]. Genres include short film[9], animated film[10], and puppet film[11].

Subject and Themes

The Hand's movement is recorded as avant-garde[8].

Why It Matters

The Hand ranks in the top 3% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Filmový přehled. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . 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.
  25. [27] . 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.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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