The Saimaa Gesture

1981 film by Aki Kaurismäki, Mika Kaurismäki
Movie film Q3824231
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The Saimaa Gesture

Summary

The Saimaa Gesture is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Saimaa Gesture's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Saimaa Gesture was directed by Aki Kaurismäki[4].
  • The Saimaa Gesture was directed by Mika Kaurismäki[5].
  • The Saimaa Gesture's composer is recorded as Eppu Normaali[6].
  • The Saimaa Gesture's genre is documentary film[7].
  • A cast member of The Saimaa Gesture was Juice Leskinen[8].
  • The Saimaa Gesture's production company is recorded as Villealfa Filmproductions[9].
  • The original language of The Saimaa Gesture was Finnish[10].
  • The Saimaa Gesture's color is recorded as color[11].
  • The Saimaa Gesture's country of origin is recorded as Finland[12].
  • The Saimaa Gesture was released on January 1, 1981[13].
  • The Saimaa Gesture's filming location is recorded as Finland[14].
  • The Saimaa Gesture's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+128'}[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Other[16]

  • Secondary type(s): Live[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 19de40bf-f553-4361-9784-f25f3937ab9c[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Directors include Aki Kaurismäki[4] and Mika Kaurismäki[5]. A cast member of The Saimaa Gesture was Juice Leskinen[8].

Publication

The Saimaa Gesture was released on January 1, 1981[13]. The original language of it was Finnish[10]. Its genre is documentary film[7].

Why It Matters

The Saimaa Gesture ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  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.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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