The Black Butterfly

1916 film by Burton L. King
Movie film Q16248751
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The Black Butterfly

Summary

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

Key Facts

  • The Black Butterfly's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Black Butterfly was directed by Burton L. King[4].
  • Olga Petrova wrote the screenplay for The Black Butterfly[5].
  • The Black Butterfly's genre is silent film[6].
  • The Black Butterfly's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of The Black Butterfly was Olga Petrova[8].
  • The Black Butterfly's Commons category is recorded as The Black Butterfly[9].
  • The Black Butterfly's color is recorded as black-and-white[10].
  • The Black Butterfly's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Black Butterfly was published on December 4, 1916[12].
  • The Black Butterfly's distributed by is recorded as Metro Pictures[13].
  • The Black Butterfly's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Black Butterfly'}[14].
  • The Black Butterfly's state of transmission is recorded as lost[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Black Butterfly was directed by Burton L. King[4]. Olga Petrova wrote the screenplay for it[5]. A cast member of it was Olga Petrova[8].

Publication

The Black Butterfly was released on December 4, 1916[12]. Genres include silent film[6] and drama film[7].

Why It Matters

The Black Butterfly ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Instance of → film
    Screenwriter → Olga Petrova
    Genre → silent film, drama film
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 116841, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269270|batch #269270]]"
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