Figures of the Night

1920 film by Richard Oswald
Movie silent_film Q15040771
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Figures of the Night

Summary

Figures of the Night is a silent film[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Figures of the Night's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • Figures of the Night's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Figures of the Night's director is recorded as Richard Oswald[5].
  • Figures of the Night's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Oswald[6].
  • Figures of the Night's genre is recorded as silent film[7].
  • Figures of the Night's genre is recorded as horror film[8].
  • Figures of the Night's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Figures of the Night's cast member is recorded as Paul Wegener[10].
  • Figures of the Night's cast member is recorded as Reinhold Schünzel[11].
  • Figures of the Night's cast member is recorded as Erna Morena[12].
  • Figures of the Night's cast member is recorded as Erik Charell[13].
  • Figures of the Night's cast member is recorded as Conrad Veidt[14].
  • Figures of the Night's cast member is recorded as Anita Berber[15].
  • Figures of the Night's cast member is recorded as Paul Bildt[16].
  • Figures of the Night's cast member is recorded as Theodor Loos[17].
  • Figures of the Night's production company is recorded as Richard-Oswald-Produktion[18].
  • Figures of the Night's director of photography is recorded as Carl Hoffmann[19].
  • Figures of the Night's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0010502[20].
  • Figures of the Night's color is recorded as black-and-white[21].
  • Figures of the Night's country of origin is recorded as Germany[22].
  • Figures of the Night's publication date is recorded as +1920-01-09T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Figures of the Night's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/091m8g5[24].
  • Figures of the Night's distributed by is recorded as Babelsberg Studio[25].
  • Figures of the Night's filming location is recorded as Berlin[26].
  • Figures of the Night's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nachtgestalten'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Figures of the Night's director is recorded as Richard Oswald[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Richard Oswald[6]. Cast members include Paul Wegener[10], Reinhold Schünzel[11], Erna Morena[12], Erik Charell[13], Conrad Veidt[14], and Anita Berber[15].

Publication

Figures of the Night's publication date is recorded as +1920-01-09T00:00:00Z[23]. Genres include silent film[7], horror film[8], and drama film[9].

Why It Matters

Figures of the Night ranks in the top 9% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . filmportal.de. 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] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . 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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