The Smallest Show on Earth

1957 film by Basil Dearden
Movie film Q7764879
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The Smallest Show on Earth

Summary

The Smallest Show on Earth is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Smallest Show on Earth's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth was directed by Basil Dearden[4].
  • William Rose wrote the screenplay for The Smallest Show on Earth[5].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth's composer is recorded as William Alwyn[6].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth's genre is comedy film[7].
  • A cast member of The Smallest Show on Earth was Q862624[8].
  • A cast member of The Smallest Show on Earth was Virginia Anne McKenna[9].
  • A cast member of The Smallest Show on Earth was Peter Sellers[10].
  • A cast member of The Smallest Show on Earth was Margaret Rutherford[11].
  • A cast member of The Smallest Show on Earth was Bernard Miles[12].
  • A cast member of The Smallest Show on Earth was Francis de Wolff[13].
  • A cast member of The Smallest Show on Earth was Leslie Phillips[14].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth was produced by Sidney Gilliat[15].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth was produced by Frank Launder[16].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth was produced by Michael Relph[17].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth's production company is recorded as Hygienic Productions[18].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth's director of photography is recorded as Douglas Slocombe[19].
  • The original language of The Smallest Show on Earth was English[20].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth's color is recorded as black-and-white[21].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[22].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth was published on January 1, 1957[23].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth's distributed by is recorded as British Lion Films[24].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth's film editor is recorded as Oswald Hafenrichter[25].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Smallest Show on Earth'}[26].
  • The Smallest Show on Earth's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+80'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Sidney Gilliat[15], Frank Launder[16], and Michael Relph[17]. The Smallest Show on Earth was directed by Basil Dearden[4]. William Rose wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Q862624[8], Virginia Anne McKenna[9], Peter Sellers[10], Margaret Rutherford[11], Bernard Miles[12], and Francis de Wolff[13].

Publication

The Smallest Show on Earth was published on January 1, 1957[23]. The original language of it was English[20]. Its genre is comedy film[7].

Why It Matters

The Smallest Show on Earth ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . IMDb. 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.

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    Producer Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder, Michael Relph
    Publication date +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
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