The Brute

1920 film by Oscar Micheaux
Movie silent_film Q7720442
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The Brute

Summary

The Brute is a silent film[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Brute's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • The Brute was directed by Oscar Micheaux[4].
  • Oscar Micheaux wrote the screenplay for The Brute[5].
  • The Brute's genre is silent film[6].
  • The Brute's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of The Brute was Sam Langford[8].
  • A cast member of The Brute was Evelyn Preer[9].
  • A cast member of The Brute was A. B. Comathiere[10].
  • A cast member of The Brute was Lawrence Chenault[11].
  • A cast member of The Brute was Susie Sutton[12].
  • The Brute's color is recorded as black-and-white[13].
  • The Brute's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Brute was published on August 1920[15].
  • The Brute's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Brute'}[16].
  • The Brute's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[17].
  • The Brute's copyright status is recorded as public domain[18].
  • The Brute's state of transmission is recorded as lost[19].

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Authorship and Creation

The Brute was directed by Oscar Micheaux[4]. Oscar Micheaux wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Sam Langford[8], Evelyn Preer[9], A. B. Comathiere[10], Lawrence Chenault[11], and Susie Sutton[12].

Publication

The Brute was released on August 1920[15]. Genres include silent film[6] and drama film[7].

Why It Matters

The Brute ranks in the top 9% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

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] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject African diaspora
    Original language of film or tv show Q1860
    Copyright status public domain
    Director Oscar Micheaux
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q11424]]"
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