Dawn

1928 British silent war film directed by Herbert Wilcox
Movie film Q3703782
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Dawn

Summary

Dawn is a film[1]. Dawn ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dawn's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Dawn was directed by Herbert Wilcox[4].
  • Robert Cullen wrote the screenplay for Dawn[5].
  • Dawn's genre is drama film[6].
  • Dawn's genre is silent film[7].
  • A cast member of Dawn was Sybil Thorndike[8].
  • A cast member of Dawn was Gordon Craig[9].
  • A cast member of Dawn was Marie Ault[10].
  • A cast member of Dawn was Edward Gordon Craig[11].
  • Dawn was produced by Herbert Wilcox[12].
  • Dawn's director of photography is recorded as Bernard Knowles[13].
  • The original language of Dawn was English[14].
  • Dawn's Commons category is recorded as Dawn (1928 film)[15].
  • Dawn's color is recorded as black-and-white[16].
  • Dawn's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[17].
  • Dawn was released on January 1, 1928[18].
  • Dawn's distributed by is recorded as Woolf & Freedman Film Service[19].
  • Dawn's narrative location is recorded as Belgium[20].
  • Dawn's main subject is capital punishment[21].
  • Dawn's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dawn'}[22].
  • Dawn's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}[23].
  • Dawn's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[24].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dawn was produced by Herbert Wilcox[12]. Dawn was directed by Herbert Wilcox[4]. Robert Cullen wrote the screenplay for Dawn[5]. Cast members include Sybil Thorndike[8], Gordon Craig[9], Marie Ault[10], and Edward Gordon Craig[11].

Publication

Dawn was published on January 1, 1928[18]. The original language of Dawn was English[14]. Genres include drama film[6] and silent film[7].

Subject and Themes

Dawn's main subject is capital punishment[21].

Why It Matters

Dawn ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2] Dawn has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Dawn is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . 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] . 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] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show English
    Producer Herbert Wilcox
    Narrative location Belgium
    Filmová databáze film id 86782
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 86782, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269268|batch #269268]]"
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