The Fall of Babylon (1919 film)
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The Fall of Babylon (1919 film) is a silent historical epic directed by D.W. Griffith that dramatizes the biblical story of Babylon’s destruction with large-scale sets and spectacle.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Biblical story of the Fall of Babylon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | destruction of Babylon ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Babylonian episode of Intolerance (1916 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Triangle Distributing Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| features |
large-scale sets
ⓘ
spectacle ⓘ |
| filmLength | feature-length ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasCinematicMovement | early Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| hasDirector | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique | intertitles ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama film
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epic film ⓘ historical film ⓘ |
| hasProductionDesign | ancient Near Eastern architecture-inspired sets ⓘ |
| hasSetting | city of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
downfall of empires
ⓘ
religious intolerance ⓘ war and conquest ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large crowd scenes
ⓘ
massive Babylonian sets ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 35 mm film print ⓘ |
| partOf | Intolerance (1916 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Belshazzar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountain Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Beloved NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Triangle Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | ancient Babylon ⓘ |
| starred |
Alfred Paget
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constance Talmadge NERFINISHED ⓘ Elmer Clifton NERFINISHED ⓘ George Siegmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Seena Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tully Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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