The Virginian (1914 film)
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The Virginian (1914 film) is a silent Western drama adaptation of Owen Wister’s classic novel, notable as an early screen version of the iconic American frontier story.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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silent film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | literary adaptation ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Owen Wister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext | American frontier mythology in early cinema ⓘ |
| depicts |
cattle ranching culture
ⓘ
cowboy life ⓘ dueling and gunfights ⓘ range conflicts ⓘ |
| dialogueFormat | intertitles ⓘ |
| filmTechnique | intertitles for dialogue and exposition ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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drama ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
American frontier
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Wyoming Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Virginian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Molly Wood
NERFINISHED
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Steve NERFINISHED ⓘ Trampas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | mythology of the American cowboy ⓘ |
| isAdaptationOf | classic American Western novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | the Virginian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOrigin | Wyoming cowboy ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
conflict between law and vigilantism
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friendship ⓘ frontier justice ⓘ honor ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early screen adaptation of The Virginian
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depicting an iconic American frontier story ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| partOf | film adaptations of The Virginian ⓘ |
| productionEra | 1910s American cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1910s ⓘ |
| silent | true ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early Western cinema ⓘ |
| workType | narrative fiction film ⓘ |
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