The Railrodder

1965 short film directed by Buster Keaton, John Spotton and Gerald Potterton
Movie short_film Q3013723
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The Railrodder

Summary

The Railrodder is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Railrodder's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Railrodder's director is recorded as Gerald Potterton[4].
  • The Railrodder's director is recorded as Buster Keaton[5].
  • The Railrodder's director is recorded as John Spotton[6].
  • The Railrodder's screenwriter is recorded as Buster Keaton[7].
  • The Railrodder's screenwriter is recorded as Gerald Potterton[8].
  • The Railrodder's composer is recorded as Eldon Rathburn[9].
  • The Railrodder's genre is recorded as comedy film[10].
  • The Railrodder's genre is recorded as travelogue[11].
  • The Railrodder's genre is recorded as road movie[12].
  • The Railrodder's genre is recorded as silent film[13].
  • The Railrodder's cast member is recorded as Buster Keaton[14].
  • The Railrodder's producer is recorded as Julian Biggs[15].
  • The Railrodder's production company is recorded as National Film Board of Canada[16].
  • The Railrodder's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0059631[17].
  • The Railrodder's color is recorded as color[18].
  • The Railrodder's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 882668[19].
  • The Railrodder's country of origin is recorded as Canada[20].
  • The Railrodder's publication date is recorded as +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z[21].
  • The Railrodder's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027kmsc[22].
  • The Railrodder's distributed by is recorded as National Film Board of Canada[23].
  • The Railrodder's official website is recorded as https://www.onf.ca/film/railrodder_fr/[24].
  • The Railrodder's PORT film ID is recorded as 54189[25].
  • The Railrodder's film editor is recorded as Gerald Potterton[26].
  • The Railrodder's Rotten Tomatoes ID is recorded as m/the-railrodder-the-railroader[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Railrodder's producer is recorded as Julian Biggs[15]. Directors include Gerald Potterton[4], Buster Keaton[5], and John Spotton[6]. Screenwriters include Buster Keaton[7] and Gerald Potterton[8]. Its cast member is recorded as Buster Keaton[14].

Publication

The Railrodder's publication date is recorded as +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z[21]. Genres include comedy film[10], travelogue[11], road movie[12], and silent film[13].

Why It Matters

The Railrodder ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . CineTV. 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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