Swan (disambiguation)
Wikimedia disambiguation page
A swan is a bird of the genus Cygnus (true swans) or Coscoroba (coscoroba swans).
Swan, swans, or The Swan may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Film and television
The Swan (1925 film), a 1925 silent film
The Swan (1956 film), a 1956 remake of a 1925 film of the same title
Swan (1976 film), a Bulgarian drama film
Swan, a television ident for BBC Two first aired in early 1998, see BBC Two '1991–2001' idents
The Swan (TV series), a U.S. reality TV series from 2004
Swan (2011 film), a Portuguese film directed by Teresa Villaverde
Literature
Swan (manga), a shōjo manga by Ariyoshi Kyoko
"The Swan" (Baudelaire), a poem by Baudelaire
The Swan (newspaper), a student newspaper of St.
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