The Silent World

1956 French documentary film
Movie film Q289648
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The Silent World

Summary

The Silent World is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Silent World received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3].
  • The Silent World received the Palme d'Or[4].
  • The Silent World's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Silent World's director is recorded as Jacques Cousteau[6].
  • The Silent World's director is recorded as Louis Malle[7].
  • The Silent World's screenwriter is recorded as Jacques Cousteau[8].
  • The Silent World's composer is recorded as Jacques Cousteau[9].
  • The Silent World's genre is recorded as nature documentary[10].
  • The Silent World's genre is recorded as documentary film[11].
  • The Silent World's cast member is recorded as Jacques Cousteau[12].
  • The Silent World's cast member is recorded as Frédéric Dumas[13].
  • The Silent World's cast member is recorded as Albert Falco[14].
  • The Silent World's cast member is recorded as Jacques Ertaud[15].
  • The Silent World's director of photography is recorded as Edmond Séchan[16].
  • The Silent World's director of photography is recorded as Frédéric Dumas[17].
  • The Silent World's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0049518[18].
  • The Silent World's original language of film or TV show is recorded as French[19].
  • The Silent World's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[20].
  • The Silent World's color is recorded as color[21].
  • The Silent World's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 939233[22].
  • The Silent World's country of origin is recorded as France[23].
  • The Silent World's country of origin is recorded as Italy[24].
  • The Silent World's publication date is recorded as +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[25].
  • The Silent World's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bkjsk[26].
  • The Silent World's distributed by is recorded as The Rank Organisation[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Directors include Jacques Cousteau[6] and Louis Malle[7]. The Silent World's screenwriter is recorded as Jacques Cousteau[8]. Cast members include Jacques Cousteau[12], Frédéric Dumas[13], Albert Falco[14], and Jacques Ertaud[15].

Publication

The Silent World's publication date is recorded as +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[25]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as French[19]. Genres include nature documentary[10] and documentary film[11].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3], an award for best film by genre[28], in United States[29], founded in 1942[30] and Palme d'Or[4], a Cannes Film Festival Awards[31], in France[32], founded in 1955[33], headquartered in Cannes[34].

Why It Matters

The Silent World ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did The Silent World receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3] and Palme d'Or[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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