The Milky Way

1940 film directed by Rudolf Ising
Movie animated_short_film Q1214811
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The Milky Way

Summary

The Milky Way is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Milky Way received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].
  • The Milky Way's instance of is recorded as animated short film[4].
  • The Milky Way's director is recorded as Rudolf Ising[5].
  • The Milky Way's screenwriter is recorded as Maurice Day[6].
  • The Milky Way's composer is recorded as Scott Bradley[7].
  • The Milky Way's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • The Milky Way's genre is recorded as musical film[9].
  • The Milky Way's producer is recorded as Fred Quimby[10].
  • The Milky Way's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio[11].
  • The Milky Way's production company is recorded as Harman-Ising studio[12].
  • The Milky Way's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0032794[13].
  • The Milky Way's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[14].
  • The Milky Way's distribution format is recorded as theatrical release[15].
  • The Milky Way's color is recorded as color[16].
  • The Milky Way's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 105973[17].
  • The Milky Way's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • The Milky Way's publication date is recorded as +1940-06-22T00:00:00Z[19].
  • The Milky Way's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06pk03[20].
  • The Milky Way's distributed by is recorded as Loews Cineplex Entertainment[21].
  • The Milky Way's distributed by is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[22].
  • The Milky Way's AlloCiné film ID is recorded as 188214[23].
  • The Milky Way's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[24].
  • The Milky Way's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Milky Way'}[25].
  • The Milky Way's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+8'}[26].
  • The Milky Way's fabrication method is recorded as traditional animation[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Milky Way's producer is recorded as Fred Quimby[10]. Its director is recorded as Rudolf Ising[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Maurice Day[6].

Publication

The Milky Way's publication date is recorded as +1940-06-22T00:00:00Z[19]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[14]. Genres include comedy film[8] and musical film[9].

Reception

The Milky Way received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

Why It Matters

The Milky Way ranks in the top 9% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did The Milky Way receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. 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] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . 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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