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The Little Matchgirl

2006 short film directed by Roger Allers
Movie short_film Q1633009
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Summary

The Little Matchgirl is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,144 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Roger Allers[3]
  • Screenwriter: Mark Walton[4], Ralph Zondag[5]
  • Composer: Alexander Borodin[6]
  • Genre: Christmas film[7], family film[8], drama fiction[9]
  • Based on: The Little Match Girl[10]
  • Producer: Don Hahn[11]
  • Production company: Walt Disney Animation Studios[12]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[13]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[14]
  • Country of origin: United States[15]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2006[16]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[17]
  • Narrative location: Moscow[18]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[19]
  • Title: The Little Matchgirl[20]
  • After a work by: Hans Christian Andersen[21]
  • Duration: 7 minutes[22]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: AL[23]
  • Set during recurring event: Christmas and holiday season[24]
  • P14449: 126072[25]

Why It Matters

The Little Matchgirl has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Alexander Borodin Hans Christian Andersen The Little Match Girl United States Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [23] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set during recurring event → Christmas and holiday season
    Production company → —
    Instance of → —
    Screenwriter → Mark Walton, Ralph Zondag
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W087465, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
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