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The Grasshopper and the Ants

1934 animated short film directed by Wilfred Jackson
Movie animated_short_film Q3207422
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The Grasshopper and the Ants

Summary

The Grasshopper and the Ants is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's instance of is recorded as animated short film[3].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants was directed by Wilfred Jackson[4].
  • William Cottrell wrote the screenplay for The Grasshopper and the Ants[5].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's composer is recorded as Leigh Harline[6].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's genre is animated cartoon[7].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's based on is recorded as The Ants and the Grasshopper[8].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants was produced by Walt Disney[9].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's part of the series is recorded as Silly Symphony[10].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's depicts is recorded as ant[11].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's depicts is recorded as grasshopper[12].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's production company is recorded as The Walt Disney Company[13].
  • The original language of The Grasshopper and the Ants was English[14].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants was distributed by video on demand[15].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's color is recorded as color[16].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's color is recorded as black-and-white[17].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants was published on January 1, 1934[19].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's characters is recorded as The Grasshopper[20].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's distributed by is recorded as United Artists[21].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's distributed by is recorded as Disney+[22].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's main subject is lifestyle[23].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Grasshopper and the Ants'}[24].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+8'}[25].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's fabrication method is recorded as traditional animation[26].
  • The Grasshopper and the Ants's Kijkwijzer rating is recorded as AL[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Grasshopper and the Ants was produced by Walt Disney[9]. It was directed by Wilfred Jackson[4]. William Cottrell wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

The Grasshopper and the Ants was released on January 1, 1934[19]. The original language of it was English[14]. Its genre is animated cartoon[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Silly Symphony[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[15].

Subject and Themes

The Grasshopper and the Ants's main subject is lifestyle[23]. Its part of the series is recorded as Silly Symphony[10].

Why It Matters

The Grasshopper and the Ants ranks in the top 9% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

The Ants and the Grasshopper The Walt Disney Company United States Walt Disney

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (1981 Abbeville Press ed.). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 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] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → lifestyle
    Fabrication method → traditional animation
    Based on → The Ants and the Grasshopper
    Part of series → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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