Man with a Movie Camera

1929 Soviet silent documentary film
Movie film Q829250
Man with a Movie Camera
Dziga Vertov · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Man with a Movie Camera is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.0096% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,931 views/month, #9 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Dziga Vertov[3]
  • Award received: 100 best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema[4]
  • Director: Dziga Vertov[5]
  • Screenwriter: Dziga Vertov[6]
  • Composer: Michael Nyman[7]
  • Genre: documentary film[8], experimental film[9], silent film[10]
  • Cast member: Mikhail Kaufman[11]
  • Production company: All-Ukrainian Photo-Cinema Administration[12]
  • Director of photography: Mikhail Kaufman[13]
  • Commons category: Man with a Movie Camera (film)[14]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[15]
  • Review score: 9.1/10[16], 98%[17]
  • Color: black-and-white[18]
  • Country of origin: Soviet Union[19]
  • Publication date: January 8, 1929[20], 1929[21], 1930[22]
  • Characters: Parvo[23]
  • Distributed by: unknown[24]
  • Narrative location: Soviet Union[25], Ukraine[26]
  • Catalog: list of the 100 best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema[27]
  • Film editor: Dziga Vertov[28], Yelizaveta Ignatevna Svilova[29]
  • Title: Человек с киноаппаратом[30]
  • Duration: 68[31]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[32]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[33]

Why It Matters

Man with a Movie Camera has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Man with a Movie Camera receive?

Honors received include 100 best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 19760
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 10446
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  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2N4sK1
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 6433
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  5. 17w ago · Infovarius · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member → Mikhail Kaufman
    Title → Человек с киноаппаратом
    Catalog → list of the 100 best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema
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  6. 17w ago · Infovarius · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Characters → Parvo
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Characters: Parvo, import w/ [[Wikidata:Wwwyzzerdd|🧙 Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata]]"
  7. 22w ago · Shivayu28Gupta · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Assessment → Bechdel test
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    Publication date → +1929-01-08T00:00:00Z, +1929-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1930-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14403: 334-man-with-a-movie-camera, Adding Brew TV movie ID"
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