The Wind
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The Wind is a 1928 silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström, renowned for Lillian Gish’s powerful performance as a woman driven to the brink of madness by isolation and relentless prairie winds.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Dorothy Scarborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | novel ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| censorshipHistory | original tragic ending altered for release ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation | considered one of the last great silent films ⓘ |
| director | Victor Sjöström NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disasterOrWeatherTheme | wind ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Conrad A. Nervig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late silent era ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmNationality | American ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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silent drama ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| leadCharacterName | Letty Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPortrayedBy | Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadFemalePerformanceRecognizedAs | one of Lillian Gish’s finest roles ⓘ |
| musicBy | Carl Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Lillian Gish’s performance
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portrayal of psychological effects of isolation ⓘ use of wind as an expressionistic element ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young woman moves to a remote Texas ranch where isolation and relentless prairie winds drive her toward madness. ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | surviving print exists ⓘ |
| producer | Irving Thalberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1928-11-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Frances Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
American West
NERFINISHED
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Texas prairie ⓘ |
| starring |
Dorothy Cumming
NERFINISHED
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Edward Earle NERFINISHED ⓘ Lars Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ Montagu Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studioSystemEra | Hollywood silent era ⓘ |
| theme |
frontier hardship
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isolation ⓘ psychological breakdown ⓘ |
| title | The Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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