War of the Buttons

1994 film by John Roberts
Movie film Q2364743
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

War of the Buttons

Summary

War of the Buttons is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (631 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • War of the Buttons's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • War of the Buttons was directed by John Roberts[4].
  • Colin Welland wrote the screenplay for War of the Buttons[5].
  • War of the Buttons's composer is recorded as Rachel Portman[6].
  • War of the Buttons's genre is drama film[7].
  • War of the Buttons's based on is recorded as War of the Buttons[8].
  • A cast member of War of the Buttons was Gregg Fitzgerald[9].
  • A cast member of War of the Buttons was Colm Meaney[10].
  • A cast member of War of the Buttons was Liam Cunningham[11].
  • War of the Buttons was produced by David Puttnam[12].
  • War of the Buttons's production company is recorded as Enigma Productions[13].
  • War of the Buttons's production company is recorded as Fujisankei Communications Group[14].
  • War of the Buttons's production company is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[15].
  • The original language of War of the Buttons was English[16].
  • War of the Buttons was distributed by video on demand[17].
  • War of the Buttons's color is recorded as color[18].
  • War of the Buttons's country of origin is recorded as France[19].
  • War of the Buttons's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[20].
  • War of the Buttons was published on January 1, 1994[21].
  • War of the Buttons's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'War of the Buttons'}[22].
  • War of the Buttons's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+94'}[23].
  • War of the Buttons's CNC film rating is recorded as no age restriction[24].

Body

Authorship and Creation

War of the Buttons was produced by David Puttnam[12]. It was directed by John Roberts[4]. Colin Welland wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Gregg Fitzgerald[9], Colm Meaney[10], and Liam Cunningham[11].

Publication

War of the Buttons was released on January 1, 1994[21]. The original language of it was English[16]. Its genre is drama film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[17].

Why It Matters

War of the Buttons ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (631 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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.
  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] . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). War of the Buttons. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/war-of-the-buttons
MLA “War of the Buttons.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/war-of-the-buttons.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_war-of-the-buttons_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{War of the Buttons}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/war-of-the-buttons}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): War of the Buttons — https://4ort.xyz/entity/war-of-the-buttons (retrieved 2026-04-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/war-of-the-buttons · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20h ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Colin Welland
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+94'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.