Smashing Barriers

1919 American silent serial film directed by William Duncan
Movie film Q10372408
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Smashing Barriers

Summary

Smashing Barriers is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Smashing Barriers's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Smashing Barriers's instance of is recorded as silent film[4].
  • Smashing Barriers was directed by William Duncan[5].
  • Smashing Barriers's genre is silent film[6].
  • Smashing Barriers's genre is serial film[7].
  • Smashing Barriers's genre is adventure film[8].
  • Smashing Barriers's Commons category is recorded as Smashing Barriers (1919 film)[9].
  • Smashing Barriers's color is recorded as black-and-white[10].
  • Smashing Barriers's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Smashing Barriers was published on September 1, 1919[12].
  • Smashing Barriers's distributed by is recorded as Vitagraph Studios[13].
  • Smashing Barriers's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Smashing Barriers'}[14].
  • Smashing Barriers's state of transmission is recorded as lost[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Smashing Barriers was directed by William Duncan[5].

Publication

Smashing Barriers was released on September 1, 1919[12]. Genres include silent film[6], serial film[7], and adventure film[8].

Why It Matters

Smashing Barriers ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin United States
    Publication date
    Color black-and-white
    Genre silent film, serial film, adventure film
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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