A Simple Story

1960 film by Yuri Yegorov
Movie film Q4381429
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A Simple Story

Summary

A Simple Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Simple Story's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • A Simple Story was directed by Yuri Yegorov[4].
  • Budimir Metalnikov wrote the screenplay for A Simple Story[5].
  • A Simple Story's composer is recorded as Mark Fradkin[6].
  • A Simple Story's genre is drama film[7].
  • A Simple Story's genre is romance film[8].
  • A cast member of A Simple Story was Nonna Mordyukova[9].
  • A cast member of A Simple Story was Mikhail Ulyanov[10].
  • A cast member of A Simple Story was Vasily Shukshin[11].
  • A Simple Story's production company is recorded as Gorky Film Studio[12].
  • A Simple Story's director of photography is recorded as Igor Shatrov[13].
  • The original language of A Simple Story was Russian[14].
  • A Simple Story's color is recorded as black-and-white[15].
  • A Simple Story's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[16].
  • A Simple Story was released on September 24, 1960[17].
  • A Simple Story's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Простая история'}[18].
  • A Simple Story's different from is recorded as Q4381426[19].
  • A Simple Story's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}[20].

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Authorship and Creation

A Simple Story was directed by Yuri Yegorov[4]. Budimir Metalnikov wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Nonna Mordyukova[9], Mikhail Ulyanov[10], and Vasily Shukshin[11].

Publication

A Simple Story was published on September 24, 1960[17]. The original language of it was Russian[14]. Genres include drama film[7] and romance film[8].

Why It Matters

A Simple Story ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . 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.
  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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    Publication date +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z
    Director of photography Igor Shatrov
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