The Blue Bird

1918 film by Maurice Tourneur
Movie film Q3204460
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The Blue Bird

Summary

The Blue Bird is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Blue Bird's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Blue Bird was directed by Maurice Tourneur[4].
  • Charles Maigne wrote the screenplay for The Blue Bird[5].
  • The Blue Bird's genre is fantasy film[6].
  • The Blue Bird's genre is children's film[7].
  • The Blue Bird's genre is silent film[8].
  • A cast member of The Blue Bird was Gertrude McCoy[9].
  • The Blue Bird's director of photography is recorded as John van den Broek[10].
  • The Blue Bird is part of National Film Registry[11].
  • The Blue Bird's Commons category is recorded as The Blue Bird (1918 film)[12].
  • The Blue Bird's color is recorded as black-and-white[13].
  • The Blue Bird's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Blue Bird was published on January 1, 1918[15].
  • The Blue Bird's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[16].
  • The Blue Bird's filming location is recorded as Fort Lee[17].
  • The Blue Bird's film editor is recorded as Clarence Brown[18].
  • The Blue Bird's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Blue Bird'}[19].
  • The Blue Bird's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+75'}[20].
  • The Blue Bird's copyright status is recorded as public domain[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Blue Bird was directed by Maurice Tourneur[4]. Charles Maigne wrote the screenplay for it[5]. A cast member of it was Gertrude McCoy[9].

Publication

The Blue Bird was published on January 1, 1918[15]. Genres include fantasy film[6], children's film[7], and silent film[8]. It is part of National Film Registry[11].

Why It Matters

The Blue Bird ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date
    Internet archive id silent-the-blue-bird
    Distributed by Paramount Pictures
    Country of origin United States
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P724]]: silent-the-blue-bird, #quickstatements; WikiFlix C3: from IA curated collection; invoked by wikiflix"
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