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Dumbo

1941 animated film directed by Ben Sharpsteen
Movie animated_film Q40895
Dumbo
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Dumbo is a movie in the genres of buddy film, musical film, film based on literature, fantasy film, family film, and musical.

Dumbo

Summary

Dumbo is an animated film[1]. Dumbo draws 6,938 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #170 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dumbo received the Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[3].
  • Dumbo received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • Dumbo's instance of is recorded as animated film[5].
  • Dumbo was directed by Ben Sharpsteen[6].
  • Dumbo was directed by Norm Ferguson[7].
  • Dumbo was directed by Wilfred Jackson[8].
  • Dumbo was directed by Bill Roberts[9].
  • Dumbo was directed by Jack Kinney[10].
  • Dumbo was directed by Samuel Armstrong[11].
  • Dick Huemer wrote the screenplay for Dumbo[12].
  • Joe Grant wrote the screenplay for Dumbo[13].
  • Dumbo's composer is recorded as Oliver Wallace[14].
  • Dumbo's composer is recorded as Frank Churchill[15].
  • Dumbo's genre is buddy film[16].
  • Dumbo's genre is musical film[17].
  • Dumbo's genre is film based on literature[18].
  • Dumbo's genre is fantasy film[19].
  • Dumbo's genre is family film[20].
  • Dumbo's genre is musical[21].
  • Dumbo's genre is melodrama[22].
  • Dumbo's based on is recorded as Dumbo, the Flying Elephant[23].
  • Dumbo was produced by Walt Disney[24].
  • Dumbo's part of the series is recorded as Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film[25].
  • Dumbo's depicts is recorded as alcohol consumption[26].
  • Dumbo's depicts is recorded as circus[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dumbo was produced by Walt Disney[24]. Directors include Ben Sharpsteen[6], Norm Ferguson[7], Wilfred Jackson[8], Bill Roberts[9], Jack Kinney[10], and Samuel Armstrong[11]. Screenwriters include Dick Huemer[12] and Joe Grant[13].

Publication

Publication dates include October 23, 1941[28], October 31, 1941[29], September 16, 1946[30], April 8, 1952[31], and October 7, 1989[32]. The original language of Dumbo was English[33]. Genres include buddy film[16], musical film[17], film based on literature[18], fantasy film[19], family film[20], and musical[21]. Dumbo is part of National Film Registry[34]. Dumbo's part of the series is recorded as Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film[25]. Recorded distribution format include theatrical release[35], broadcasting[36], and home video release[37].

Subject and Themes

Dumbo's part of the series is recorded as Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film[25].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[3], an Academy Awards[38], in United States[39] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1929[42]. Reviews include 8.3/10[43], 95%[44], 96/100[45], and 7.2/10[46].

Why It Matters

Dumbo draws 6,938 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #170 of 1,376).[2] Dumbo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Dumbo is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

What awards did Dumbo receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

Related Entities

Dumbo Florida Mary Blair RKO Pictures The Walt Disney Company United States Walt Disney Wolfgang Reitherman

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Walt Disney: a guide to references and resources (1979 G.K. Hall ed.). wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Walt Disney: a guide to references and resources (1979 G.K. Hall ed.). wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Walt Disney: a guide to references and resources (1979 G.K. Hall ed.). wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Walt Disney: a guide to references and resources (1979 G.K. Hall ed.). wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Walt Disney: a guide to references and resources (1979 G.K. Hall ed.). wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Walt Disney: a guide to references and resources (1979 G.K. Hall ed.). wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Walt Disney: a guide to references and resources (1979 G.K. Hall ed.). wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Walt Disney: a guide to references and resources (1979 G.K. Hall ed.). wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (1981 Abbeville Press ed.). wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (1981 Abbeville Press ed.). wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Dumbo. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Dumbo. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [43] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [46] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  35. [28] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  36. [29] ↑ . Walt Disney: a guide to references and resources (1979 G.K. Hall ed.). wikidata.org.
  37. [30] ↑ . d-zine.se. d-zine.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] ↑ . 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. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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