Le Petit Nicolas

2009 French film directed by Laurent Tirard
Movie film Q2270093
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Le Petit Nicolas

Summary

Le Petit Nicolas is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Le Petit Nicolas authored René Goscinny[3].
  • Le Petit Nicolas's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Le Petit Nicolas was directed by Laurent Tirard[5].
  • Alain Chabat wrote the screenplay for Le Petit Nicolas[6].
  • Laurent Tirard wrote the screenplay for Le Petit Nicolas[7].
  • Grégoire Vigneron wrote the screenplay for Le Petit Nicolas[8].
  • Le Petit Nicolas's composer is recorded as Klaus Badelt[9].
  • Le Petit Nicolas's illustrator is recorded as Q354371[10].
  • Le Petit Nicolas's genre is children's film[11].
  • Le Petit Nicolas's genre is comedy film[12].
  • Le Petit Nicolas's genre is film based on literature[13].
  • Le Petit Nicolas's based on is recorded as The Little Prince[14].
  • Le Petit Nicolas was followed by Nicholas on Holiday[15].
  • A cast member of Le Petit Nicolas was Valérie Lemercier[16].
  • A cast member of Le Petit Nicolas was Kad Merad[17].
  • A cast member of Le Petit Nicolas was Sandrine Kiberlain[18].
  • A cast member of Le Petit Nicolas was Anémone[19].
  • A cast member of Le Petit Nicolas was Maxime Godart[20].
  • A cast member of Le Petit Nicolas was Alain Sachs[21].
  • A cast member of Le Petit Nicolas was Cyril Couton[22].
  • A cast member of Le Petit Nicolas was Daniel Prévost[23].
  • A cast member of Le Petit Nicolas was Éric Berger[24].
  • A cast member of Le Petit Nicolas was François Damiens[25].
  • A cast member of Le Petit Nicolas was François-Xavier Demaison[26].
  • A cast member of Le Petit Nicolas was Françoise Bertin[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Le Petit Nicolas authored René Goscinny[3]. It was performed by Klaus Badelt[28]. Producers include Olivier Delbosc[29], Marc Missonnier[30], and Alexandre Lippens[31]. It was directed by Laurent Tirard[5]. Screenwriters include Alain Chabat[6], Laurent Tirard[7], and Grégoire Vigneron[8]. Cast members include Valérie Lemercier[16], Kad Merad[17], Sandrine Kiberlain[18], Anémone[19], Maxime Godart[20], and Alain Sachs[21].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2009[32], August 26, 2010[33], March 12, 2015[34], and January 15, 2015[35]. The original language of Le Petit Nicolas was French[36]. Genres include children's film[11], comedy film[12], and film based on literature[13].

Reception

Reviews include 5.8/10[37] and 60%[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Le Petit Nicolas's after a work by is recorded as René Goscinny[39]. It was followed by Nicholas on Holiday[15].

Why It Matters

Le Petit Nicolas ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Françoise Dupertuis
    Described by source The 200 films to see before you almost grow up
    Publication date +2009-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2010-08-26T00:00:00Z, +2015-03-12T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter Alain Chabat, Laurent Tirard, Grégoire Vigneron
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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