The Cat Came Back

1988 animated short by Cordell Barker
Movie short_film Q1680385
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The Cat Came Back

Summary

The Cat Came Back is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Cat Came Back received the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short[3].
  • The Cat Came Back's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • The Cat Came Back was directed by Cordell Barker[5].
  • Cordell Barker wrote the screenplay for The Cat Came Back[6].
  • The Cat Came Back's genre is comedy film[7].
  • The Cat Came Back's based on is recorded as The Cat Came Back[8].
  • A cast member of The Cat Came Back was Richard Condie[9].
  • The Cat Came Back was produced by Richard Condie[10].
  • The Cat Came Back was produced by Cordell Barker[11].
  • The Cat Came Back's production company is recorded as National Film Board of Canada[12].
  • The original language of The Cat Came Back was English[13].
  • The Cat Came Back's country of origin is recorded as Canada[14].
  • The Cat Came Back was released on January 1, 1988[15].
  • The Cat Came Back's distributed by is recorded as National Film Board of Canada[16].
  • The Cat Came Back's main subject is cat[17].
  • The Cat Came Back's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[18].
  • The Cat Came Back's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Cat Came Back'}[19].
  • The Cat Came Back's different from is recorded as The Cat Came Back[20].
  • The Cat Came Back's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+8'}[21].
  • The Cat Came Back's fabrication method is recorded as traditional animation[22].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Richard Condie[10] and Cordell Barker[11]. The Cat Came Back was directed by Cordell Barker[5]. Cordell Barker wrote the screenplay for it[6]. A cast member of it was Richard Condie[9].

Publication

The Cat Came Back was published on January 1, 1988[15]. The original language of it was English[13]. Its genre is comedy film[7].

Subject and Themes

The Cat Came Back's main subject is cat[17].

Reception

The Cat Came Back received the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short[3].

Why It Matters

The Cat Came Back ranks in the top 4% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

What awards did The Cat Came Back receive?

Honors received include Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject cat
    Fabrication method traditional animation
    Based on The Cat Came Back
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