The Overcoat

1981–2004 Russian unfinished animated feature film directed by Yuriy Norshteyn
Movie unfinished_or_abandoned_film_project Q7755736
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The Overcoat

Summary

The Overcoat is an unfinished or abandoned film project[1]. It draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (unfinished_or_abandoned_film_project category, ranking #10 of 50).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Overcoat's instance of is recorded as unfinished or abandoned film project[3].
  • The Overcoat's instance of is recorded as animated film[4].
  • The Overcoat's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Overcoat's director is recorded as Yuri Norstein[6].
  • The Overcoat's screenwriter is recorded as Yuri Norstein[7].
  • The Overcoat's screenwriter is recorded as Lyudmila Petrushevskaya[8].
  • The Overcoat's composer is recorded as Mikhail Meerovich[9].
  • The Overcoat's genre is recorded as satire[10].
  • The Overcoat's genre is recorded as drama fiction[11].
  • The Overcoat's genre is recorded as comedy film[12].
  • The Overcoat's based on is recorded as The Overcoat[13].
  • The Overcoat's producer is recorded as Yuri Norstein[14].
  • The Overcoat's director of photography is recorded as Aleksandr Zhukovsky[15].
  • The Overcoat's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0475722[16].
  • The Overcoat's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Russian[17].
  • The Overcoat's country of origin is recorded as Russia[18].
  • The Overcoat's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[19].
  • The Overcoat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kv75d[20].
  • The Overcoat's official website is recorded as http://www.norshteyn.ru/modules.php?name=Movies&page=7[21].
  • The Overcoat's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000340940[22].
  • The Overcoat's after a work by is recorded as Nikolai Gogol[23].
  • The Overcoat's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+65'}[24].
  • The Overcoat's fabrication method is recorded as traditional animation[25].
  • The Overcoat's fabrication method is recorded as cutout animation[26].
  • The Overcoat's ČSFD film ID is recorded as 1558938[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Overcoat's producer is recorded as Yuri Norstein[14]. Its director is recorded as Yuri Norstein[6]. Screenwriters include Yuri Norstein[7] and Lyudmila Petrushevskaya[8].

Publication

The Overcoat's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Russian[17]. Genres include satire[10], drama fiction[11], and comedy film[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Overcoat's after a work by is recorded as Nikolai Gogol[23].

Why It Matters

The Overcoat draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (unfinished_or_abandoned_film_project category, ranking #10 of 50).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . Retrieved . 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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