Why Man Creates

1968 film by Saul Bass
Movie short_film Q2070468
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Why Man Creates

Summary

Why Man Creates is a short film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Why Man Creates received the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3].
  • Why Man Creates's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • Why Man Creates was directed by Saul Bass[5].
  • Saul Bass wrote the screenplay for Why Man Creates[6].
  • Why Man Creates's composer is recorded as Jeff Alexander[7].
  • Why Man Creates's genre is documentary film[8].
  • A cast member of Why Man Creates was Paul Saltman[9].
  • Why Man Creates was produced by Kaiser Aluminum[10].
  • Why Man Creates was produced by Saul Bass[11].
  • Why Man Creates's director of photography is recorded as Erik Daarstad[12].
  • Why Man Creates is part of National Film Registry[13].
  • The original language of Why Man Creates was English[14].
  • Why Man Creates's color is recorded as color[15].
  • Why Man Creates's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Why Man Creates was published on January 1, 1968[17].
  • Why Man Creates's film editor is recorded as Kent Mackenzie[18].
  • Why Man Creates's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[19].
  • Why Man Creates's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Why Man Creates'}[20].
  • Why Man Creates's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+25'}[21].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Kaiser Aluminum[10] and Saul Bass[11]. Why Man Creates was directed by Saul Bass[5]. Saul Bass wrote the screenplay for it[6]. A cast member of it was Paul Saltman[9].

Publication

Why Man Creates was published on January 1, 1968[17]. The original language of it was English[14]. Its genre is documentary film[8]. It is part of National Film Registry[13].

Reception

Why Man Creates received the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3].

Why It Matters

Why Man Creates has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

FAQs

What awards did Why Man Creates receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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