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If I Were King

1920 film directed by J. Gordon Edwards
Movie silent_film Q5990538
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If I Were King

Summary

If I Were King is a silent film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • If I Were King's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • If I Were King was directed by J. Gordon Edwards[4].
  • Justin Huntly McCarthy wrote the screenplay for If I Were King[5].
  • If I Were King's genre is silent film[6].
  • If I Were King's genre is historical film[7].
  • If I Were King's genre is drama film[8].
  • If I Were King's based on is recorded as If I Were King[9].
  • A cast member of If I Were King was William Farnum[10].
  • A cast member of If I Were King was Betty Ross Clarke[11].
  • A cast member of If I Were King was Fritz Leiber[12].
  • A cast member of If I Were King was Walter Law[13].
  • A cast member of If I Were King was Henry Carvill[14].
  • A cast member of If I Were King was Claude Payton[15].
  • If I Were King was produced by William Fox[16].
  • If I Were King's production company is recorded as Fox Film Corporation[17].
  • If I Were King's Commons category is recorded as If I Were King (1920 film)[18].
  • If I Were King's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • If I Were King's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • If I Were King was published on August 9, 1920[21].
  • If I Were King was released on April 30, 1921[22].
  • If I Were King was published on May 21, 1923[23].
  • If I Were King's distributed by is recorded as Fox Film Corporation[24].
  • If I Were King's narrative location is recorded as France[25].
  • If I Were King's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'If I Were King'}[26].
  • If I Were King's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+80'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

If I Were King was produced by William Fox[16]. It was directed by J. Gordon Edwards[4]. Justin Huntly McCarthy wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include William Farnum[10], Betty Ross Clarke[11], Fritz Leiber[12], Walter Law[13], Henry Carvill[14], and Claude Payton[15].

Publication

Publication dates include August 9, 1920[21], April 30, 1921[22], and May 21, 1923[23]. Genres include silent film[6], historical film[7], and drama film[8].

Why It Matters

If I Were King has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

France public domain United States William Fox

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Narrative location → France
    Production company → —
    Original language of film or tv show → Q1860
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+80'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q11424]]"
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