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So Near, Yet so Far

1912 film by D. W. Griffith
Movie short_film Q3015071
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So Near, Yet so Far

Summary

So Near, Yet so Far is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • So Near, Yet so Far's video is recorded as So Near Yet So Far 1912 DW Griffith.ogv[3].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's director is recorded as D. W. Griffith[5].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's genre is recorded as drama film[6].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's genre is recorded as silent film[7].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Q2474042[8].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Harry Carey[9].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Antonio Moreno[10].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Charles Hill Mailes[11].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Christy Cabanne[12].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Claire McDowell[13].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Dorothy Gish[14].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Elmer Booth[15].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Gus Pixley[16].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Henry B. Walthall[17].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Lillian Gish[18].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Lionel Barrymore[19].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Mary Pickford[20].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's cast member is recorded as Robert Harron[21].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's production company is recorded as Biograph Company[22].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's director of photography is recorded as Billy Bitzer[23].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0002497[24].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's color is recorded as black-and-white[25].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 581077[26].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

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Authorship and Creation

So Near, Yet so Far's director is recorded as D. W. Griffith[5]. Cast members include Q2474042[8], Harry Carey[9], Antonio Moreno[10], Charles Hill Mailes[11], Christy Cabanne[12], and Claire McDowell[13].

Publication

So Near, Yet so Far's publication date is recorded as +1912-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Genres include drama film[6] and silent film[7].

Why It Matters

So Near, Yet so Far ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Related Entities

Dorothy Gish D. W. Griffith Harry Carey Lillian Gish Lionel Barrymore Mary Pickford public domain United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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