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The Sandman

1992 short film directed by Paul Berry
Movie short_film Q1333337
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Summary

The Sandman is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Paul Berry[3]
  • Composer: Colin Towns[4]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[5]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[6]
  • Color: color[7]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[8]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1992[9]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[10]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[11]
  • Title: The Sandman[12]
  • Duration: 10 minutes[13]
  • P14449: 236195[14]

Why It Matters

The Sandman has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Netflix United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'ru']
    Ampas collections film id → W071864
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W071864, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 99844
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 99844, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 236195
    Publication date → +1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publication date → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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