1920 film Way Down East
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"1920 film Way Down East" is a silent drama directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its emotional storytelling, innovative filmmaking techniques, and iconic ice floe rescue sequence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1920 film Way Down East canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: 1920 film Way Down East Context triple: [David Bartlett, appearsIn, 1920 film Way Down East]
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A Place in the Sun
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A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun is a 1951 American romantic drama film, based on Theodore Dreiser’s novel "An American Tragedy," renowned for its tragic love story and acclaimed performances by Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift.
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1920 film Way Down East Target entity description: "1920 film Way Down East" is a silent drama directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its emotional storytelling, innovative filmmaking techniques, and iconic ice floe rescue sequence.
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A.
Headlong
Headlong is a comic novel by Michael Frayn in which a hapless philosopher becomes obsessed with a possibly undiscovered Bruegel painting, blending farce with art-historical intrigue.
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B.
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1942 Orson Welles film adaptation of Booth Tarkington’s novel, chronicling the decline of a wealthy Midwestern family amid the rise of industrialization.
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C.
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun is a multi-platinum 1999 country album by Tim McGraw that features several hit singles and helped solidify his status as a major star in the genre.
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D.
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun is a 1951 American romantic drama film, based on Theodore Dreiser’s novel "An American Tragedy," renowned for its tragic love story and acclaimed performances by Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift.
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E.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is a 1946 film noir drama about a woman whose childhood crime entangles her in a web of guilt, blackmail, and doomed relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Way Down East (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAdapter | Joseph R. Grismer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Lottie Blair Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Billy Bitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | James Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredPerformer | Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Anna Moore
NERFINISHED
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David Bartlett NERFINISHED ⓘ Lennox Sanderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Bartlett NERFINISHED ⓘ Squire Bartlett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
intertitles
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location shooting ⓘ melodramatic narrative structure ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama
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romance film ⓘ |
| hasSetting | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class differences
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redemption ⓘ social morality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional storytelling
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ice floe rescue sequence ⓘ innovative filmmaking techniques ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | D. W. Griffith Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1920-09-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 145 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Burr McIntosh
NERFINISHED
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Creston Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Edgar Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Emily Fitzroy NERFINISHED ⓘ George Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ George Neville NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ Lowell Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Hay NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Fruen NERFINISHED ⓘ Porter Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Barthelmess NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivia Ogden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 1920 film Way Down East Description of subject: "1920 film Way Down East" is a silent drama directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its emotional storytelling, innovative filmmaking techniques, and iconic ice floe rescue sequence.
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