Koko: A Talking Gorilla

1978 documentary film directed by Barbet Schroeder
Movie film Q3198377
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Summary

Koko: A Talking Gorilla is a film[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's instance of is recorded as A Talking Gorilla — instance of (P31): film[3].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla was directed by A Talking Gorilla — director (P57): Barbet Schroeder[4].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's genre is A Talking Gorilla — genre (P136): documentary film[5].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla was produced by A Talking Gorilla — producer (P162): Barbet Schroeder[6].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's director of photography is recorded as A Talking Gorilla — director of photography (P344): Néstor Almendros[7].
  • The original language of Koko: A Talking Gorilla was A Talking Gorilla — original language of film or TV show (P364): French[8].
  • The original language of Koko: A Talking Gorilla was A Talking Gorilla — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[9].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's review score is recorded as 100%[10].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's review score is recorded as 7.3/10[11].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's country of origin is recorded as A Talking Gorilla — country of origin (P495): France[12].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla was released on January 1, 1978[13].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's distributed by is recorded as A Talking Gorilla — distributed by (P750): Les Films du Losange[14].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's narrative location is recorded as A Talking Gorilla — narrative location (P840): California[15].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's filming location is recorded as A Talking Gorilla — filming location (P915): San Francisco[16].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's main subject is A Talking Gorilla — main subject (P921): Koko[17].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Koko, le gorille qui parle'}[18].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'minute', 'amount': '+85'}[19].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's CNC film rating is recorded as A Talking Gorilla — CNC film rating (France) (P2758): no age restriction[20].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's recorded participant is recorded as A Talking Gorilla — recorded participant (P11108): Koko[21].
  • Koko: A Talking Gorilla's recorded participant is recorded as A Talking Gorilla — recorded participant (P11108): Francine Patterson[22].

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Authorship and Creation

Koko: A Talking Gorilla was produced by A Talking Gorilla — producer (P162): Barbet Schroeder[6]. It was directed by A Talking Gorilla — director (P57): Barbet Schroeder[4].

Publication

Koko: A Talking Gorilla was released on January 1, 1978[13]. Original languages include A Talking Gorilla — original language of film or TV show (P364): French[8] and A Talking Gorilla — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[9]. Its genre is A Talking Gorilla — genre (P136): documentary film[5].

Subject and Themes

Koko: A Talking Gorilla's main subject is A Talking Gorilla — main subject (P921): Koko[17].

Reception

Reviews include 100%[10] and 7.3/10[11].

Why It Matters

Koko: A Talking Gorilla is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → Koko
    Recorded participant → Koko, Francine Patterson
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