Falling Cat

1894 film by Étienne-Jules Marey
Movie short_film Q4342028
Falling Cat
Étienne-Jules Marey · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Falling Cat

Summary

Falling Cat is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Falling Cat's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • Falling Cat's instance of is recorded as series of images[4].
  • Falling Cat was directed by Étienne-Jules Marey[5].
  • Falling Cat's genre is silent film[6].
  • Falling Cat's genre is documentary film[7].
  • Falling Cat's color is recorded as black-and-white[8].
  • Falling Cat's color is recorded as black-and-white photography[9].
  • Falling Cat's country of origin is recorded as France[10].
  • Falling Cat was published on 1894[11].
  • Falling Cat's main subject is cat[12].
  • Falling Cat's main subject is cat righting reflex[13].
  • Falling Cat's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Falling Cat'}[14].
  • Falling Cat's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2'}[15].
  • Falling Cat's assessment is recorded as Bechdel test[16].
  • Falling Cat's copyright status is recorded as public domain[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Falling Cat was directed by Étienne-Jules Marey[5].

Publication

Falling Cat was released on 1894[11]. Genres include silent film[6] and documentary film[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include cat[12] and cat righting reflex[13].

Why It Matters

Falling Cat ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . 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] . themoviedb.org. themoviedb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Bechdel Test Movie List. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Josh404Bot bot · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Duration {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2'}
    Copyright status public domain
    Director Étienne-Jules Marey
    Aliases
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P4947]]: 154339, Deprecate removed TMDB movie ID"
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