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Thursday's Children

1954 film by Lindsay Anderson
Movie short_film Q2430157
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Thursday's Children

Summary

Thursday's Children is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thursday's Children received the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3].
  • Thursday's Children's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • Thursday's Children was directed by Lindsay Anderson[5].
  • Lindsay Anderson wrote the screenplay for Thursday's Children[6].
  • Thursday's Children's composer is recorded as Jeffrey Wright[7].
  • Thursday's Children's genre is documentary film[8].
  • A cast member of Thursday's Children was Richard Burton[9].
  • Thursday's Children was produced by World Wide Pictures[10].
  • Thursday's Children's production company is recorded as Morse Films[11].
  • Thursday's Children's director of photography is recorded as Walter Lassally[12].
  • The original language of Thursday's Children was English[13].
  • Thursday's Children's color is recorded as color[14].
  • Thursday's Children's color is recorded as black-and-white[15].
  • Thursday's Children's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • Thursday's Children was released on January 1, 1954[17].
  • Thursday's Children's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[18].
  • Thursday's Children's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Thursday's Children"}[19].
  • Thursday's Children's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+21'}[20].

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Authorship and Creation

Thursday's Children was produced by World Wide Pictures[10]. It was directed by Lindsay Anderson[5]. Lindsay Anderson wrote the screenplay for it[6]. A cast member of it was Richard Burton[9].

Publication

Thursday's Children was released on January 1, 1954[17]. The original language of it was English[13]. Its genre is documentary film[8].

Reception

Thursday's Children received the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3].

Why It Matters

Thursday's Children ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

FAQs

What awards did Thursday's Children receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3].

Related Entities

Jeffrey Wright Lindsay Anderson Richard Burton United Kingdom

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
    Director of photography → Walter Lassally
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+21'}
    Cast member → Richard Burton
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