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The Night Before Christmas

1913 film by Ladislas Starevich
Movie short_film Q4327838
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The Night Before Christmas

Summary

The Night Before Christmas is a short film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Night Before Christmas's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Night Before Christmas was directed by Ladislas Starevich[4].
  • Ladislas Starevich wrote the screenplay for The Night Before Christmas[5].
  • The Night Before Christmas's genre is silent film[6].
  • The Night Before Christmas's genre is fantasy film[7].
  • The Night Before Christmas's genre is Christmas film[8].
  • A cast member of The Night Before Christmas was Ivan Mozzhukhin[9].
  • The Night Before Christmas's production company is recorded as Khanzhonkov Company[10].
  • The Night Before Christmas's director of photography is recorded as Ladislas Starevich[11].
  • The Night Before Christmas's Commons category is recorded as The Night Before Christmas (1913 film)[12].
  • The Night Before Christmas's color is recorded as black-and-white[13].
  • The Night Before Christmas's country of origin is recorded as Russian Empire[14].
  • The Night Before Christmas was released on January 1, 1913[15].
  • The Night Before Christmas's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ночь передъ Рождествомъ'}[16].
  • The Night Before Christmas's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+41'}[17].
  • The Night Before Christmas's copyright status is recorded as public domain[18].
  • The Night Before Christmas's set during recurring event is recorded as Christmas and holiday season[19].

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Authorship and Creation

The Night Before Christmas was directed by Ladislas Starevich[4]. Ladislas Starevich wrote the screenplay for it[5]. A cast member of it was Ivan Mozzhukhin[9].

Publication

The Night Before Christmas was published on January 1, 1913[15]. Genres include silent film[6], fantasy film[7], and Christmas film[8].

Why It Matters

The Night Before Christmas has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Ladislas Starevich public domain Russian Empire

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 267388
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
  2. 7w ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director of photography → Ladislas Starevich
    Genre → —
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+41'}
    Genre → silent film, fantasy film, Christmas film
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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