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The Ugly Duckling

1939 film by Jack Cutting
Movie animated_short_film Q1171359
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The Ugly Duckling

Summary

The Ugly Duckling is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ugly Duckling received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].
  • The Ugly Duckling's instance of is recorded as animated short film[4].
  • The Ugly Duckling's director is recorded as Jack Cutting[5].
  • The Ugly Duckling's composer is recorded as Scott Bradley[6].
  • The Ugly Duckling's composer is recorded as Milt Franklyn[7].
  • The Ugly Duckling's composer is recorded as Grant Kirkhope[8].
  • The Ugly Duckling's genre is recorded as animated cartoon[9].
  • The Ugly Duckling's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[10].
  • The Ugly Duckling's part of the series is recorded as Silly Symphony[11].
  • The Ugly Duckling's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[12].
  • The Ugly Duckling's production company is recorded as The Walt Disney Company[13].
  • The Ugly Duckling's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0032071[14].
  • The Ugly Duckling's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[15].
  • The Ugly Duckling's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[16].
  • The Ugly Duckling's color is recorded as color[17].
  • The Ugly Duckling's color is recorded as black-and-white[18].
  • The Ugly Duckling's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 883956[19].
  • The Ugly Duckling's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • The Ugly Duckling's publication date is recorded as +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z[21].
  • The Ugly Duckling's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m61v2[22].
  • The Ugly Duckling's voice actor is recorded as Clarence Nash[23].
  • The Ugly Duckling's distributed by is recorded as RKO Pictures[24].
  • The Ugly Duckling's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[25].
  • The Ugly Duckling's distributed by is recorded as Disney+[26].
  • The Ugly Duckling inspired The Ugly Duckling[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Ugly Duckling's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[10]. Its director is recorded as Jack Cutting[5].

Publication

The Ugly Duckling's publication date is recorded as +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z[21]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[15]. Its genre is recorded as animated cartoon[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as Silly Symphony[11].

Subject and Themes

The Ugly Duckling's part of the series is recorded as Silly Symphony[11].

Reception

The Ugly Duckling received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Ugly Duckling inspired it[27].

Why It Matters

The Ugly Duckling ranks in the top 5% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did The Ugly Duckling receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

Related Entities

Museum of Modern Art Netflix RKO Pictures The Ugly Duckling The Walt Disney Company United States Walt Disney

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . mp4jet.com. mp4jet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . allmovie.com. allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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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