Begotten

1989 experimental horror film by E. Elias Merhige
Movie silent_film Q374207
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Begotten

Summary

Begotten is a silent film[1]. Begotten ranks in the top 0.12% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,432 views/month, #1 of 801).[2]

Key Facts

  • Begotten's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • Begotten was directed by E. Elias Merhige[4].
  • E. Elias Merhige wrote the screenplay for Begotten[5].
  • Begotten's genre is horror film[6].
  • Begotten's genre is fantasy film[7].
  • Begotten's genre is experimental film[8].
  • Begotten's genre is dark fantasy[9].
  • Begotten was produced by E. Elias Merhige[10].
  • Begotten's director of photography is recorded as E. Elias Merhige[11].
  • The original language of Begotten was English[12].
  • Begotten's Commons category is recorded as Begotten (film)[13].
  • Begotten was distributed by video on demand[14].
  • Begotten's review score is recorded as 6.3/10[15].
  • Begotten's review score is recorded as 70%[16].
  • Begotten's color is recorded as color[17].
  • Begotten's color is recorded as black-and-white[18].
  • Begotten's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • Begotten was released on +1989-10-24T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Begotten was published on +1990-05-05T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Begotten was released on +1995-03-10T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Begotten was released on +2001-02-20T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Begotten's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[24].
  • Begotten's main subject is supernatural[25].
  • Begotten's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Begotten'}[26].
  • Begotten's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+78'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Begotten was produced by E. Elias Merhige[10]. Begotten was directed by E. Elias Merhige[4]. E. Elias Merhige wrote the screenplay for Begotten[5].

Publication

Publication dates include +1989-10-24T00:00:00Z[20], +1990-05-05T00:00:00Z[21], +1995-03-10T00:00:00Z[22], and +2001-02-20T00:00:00Z[23]. The original language of Begotten was English[12]. Genres include horror film[6], fantasy film[7], experimental film[8], and dark fantasy[9]. Begotten was distributed by video on demand[14].

Subject and Themes

Begotten's main subject is supernatural[25].

Reception

Reviews include 6.3/10[15] and 70%[16].

Why It Matters

Begotten ranks in the top 0.12% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,432 views/month, #1 of 801).[2] Begotten has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director E. Elias Merhige
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+78'}
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