Great Expectations

1917 film directed by Robert G. Vignola
Movie film Q3776129
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Great Expectations

Summary

Great Expectations is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Expectations's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Great Expectations was directed by Robert G. Vignola[4].
  • Great Expectations was directed by Joseph Kaufman[5].
  • Paul West wrote the screenplay for Great Expectations[6].
  • Great Expectations's genre is drama film[7].
  • Great Expectations's genre is silent film[8].
  • Great Expectations's genre is film based on a novel[9].
  • Great Expectations's based on is recorded as Great Expectations[10].
  • A cast member of Great Expectations was Jack Pickford[11].
  • A cast member of Great Expectations was Louise Huff[12].
  • A cast member of Great Expectations was Bill Black[13].
  • Great Expectations's director of photography is recorded as William Marshall[14].
  • The original language of Great Expectations was English[15].
  • Great Expectations's Commons category is recorded as Great Expectations (1917 film)[16].
  • Great Expectations's color is recorded as black-and-white[17].
  • Great Expectations's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • Great Expectations was published on January 1, 1917[19].
  • Great Expectations's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[20].
  • Great Expectations's narrative location is recorded as London[21].
  • Great Expectations's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Expectations'}[22].
  • Great Expectations's after a work by is recorded as Charles Dickens[23].
  • Great Expectations's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+50'}[24].
  • Great Expectations's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[25].
  • Great Expectations's copyright status is recorded as public domain[26].
  • Great Expectations's state of transmission is recorded as lost[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Directors include Robert G. Vignola[4] and Joseph Kaufman[5]. Paul West wrote the screenplay for Great Expectations[6]. Cast members include Jack Pickford[11], Louise Huff[12], and Bill Black[13].

Publication

Great Expectations was published on January 1, 1917[19]. The original language of it was English[15]. Genres include drama film[7], silent film[8], and film based on a novel[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Great Expectations's after a work by is recorded as Charles Dickens[23].

Why It Matters

Great Expectations ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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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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