The Forbidden City

1918 film by Sidney Franklin
Movie film Q3987111
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The Forbidden City

Summary

The Forbidden City is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Forbidden City's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Forbidden City was directed by Sidney Franklin[4].
  • Mary Murillo wrote the screenplay for The Forbidden City[5].
  • The Forbidden City's genre is romance film[6].
  • The Forbidden City's genre is silent film[7].
  • A cast member of The Forbidden City was Norma Talmadge[8].
  • A cast member of The Forbidden City was Thomas Meighan[9].
  • The Forbidden City was produced by Joseph M. Schenck[10].
  • The Forbidden City's director of photography is recorded as Henry Lyman Broening[11].
  • The Forbidden City's Commons category is recorded as The Forbidden City[12].
  • The Forbidden City's color is recorded as black-and-white[13].
  • The Forbidden City's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Forbidden City was released on January 1, 1918[15].
  • The Forbidden City's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Forbidden City'}[16].
  • The Forbidden City's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[17].
  • The Forbidden City's copyright status is recorded as public domain[18].

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Authorship and Creation

The Forbidden City was produced by Joseph M. Schenck[10]. It was directed by Sidney Franklin[4]. Mary Murillo wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Norma Talmadge[8] and Thomas Meighan[9].

Publication

The Forbidden City was published on January 1, 1918[15]. Genres include romance film[6] and silent film[7].

Why It Matters

The Forbidden City ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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] ↑ . 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.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Instance of → film
    Screenwriter → Mary Murillo
    Genre → romance film, silent film
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 189877, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269268|batch #269268]]"
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