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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 (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • So Near, Yet so Far's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • So Near, Yet so Far was directed by D. W. Griffith[4].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's genre is drama film[5].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's genre is silent film[6].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Q2474042[7].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Harry Carey[8].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Antonio Moreno[9].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Charles Hill Mailes[10].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Christy Cabanne[11].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Claire McDowell[12].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Dorothy Gish[13].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Elmer Booth[14].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Gus Pixley[15].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Henry B. Walthall[16].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Lillian Gish[17].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Lionel Barrymore[18].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Mary Pickford[19].
  • A cast member of So Near, Yet so Far was Robert Harron[20].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's production company is recorded as Biograph Company[21].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's director of photography is recorded as Billy Bitzer[22].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • So Near, Yet so Far was released on January 1, 1912[25].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's distributed by is recorded as General Film Company[26].
  • So Near, Yet so Far's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'So Near, Yet so Far'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

So Near, Yet so Far was directed by D. W. Griffith[4]. Cast members include Q2474042[7], Harry Carey[8], Antonio Moreno[9], Charles Hill Mailes[10], Christy Cabanne[11], and Claire McDowell[12].

Publication

So Near, Yet so Far was released on January 1, 1912[25]. Genres include drama film[5] and silent film[6].

Why It Matters

So Near, Yet so Far ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

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

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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.

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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  1. 3d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 7792520
    Wikipedia languages → ['da', 'en', 'fr', 'ht', 'id', 'it', 'ms', 'no', 'pt', 'tr']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production company → Biograph Company
    Filmová databáze film id → 192776
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+17'}
    Country of origin → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 192776, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269267|batch #269267]]"
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