The Devious Path

1928 film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Movie silent_film Q336193
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The Devious Path

Summary

The Devious Path is a silent film[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Devious Path's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • The Devious Path was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst[4].
  • Franz Schulz wrote the screenplay for The Devious Path[5].
  • Adolf Lantz wrote the screenplay for The Devious Path[6].
  • Ladislaus Vajda wrote the screenplay for The Devious Path[7].
  • The Devious Path's composer is recorded as Werner Schmidt-Boelcke[8].
  • The Devious Path's genre is silent film[9].
  • The Devious Path's genre is drama film[10].
  • A cast member of The Devious Path was Gustav Diessl[11].
  • A cast member of The Devious Path was Brigitte Helm[12].
  • A cast member of The Devious Path was Hertha von Walther[13].
  • A cast member of The Devious Path was Jack Trevor[14].
  • A cast member of The Devious Path was Fritz Odemar[15].
  • A cast member of The Devious Path was Nico Turoff[16].
  • The Devious Path was produced by Fred Lyssa[17].
  • The Devious Path's director of photography is recorded as Theodor Sparkuhl[18].
  • The original language of The Devious Path was German[19].
  • The Devious Path's color is recorded as black-and-white[20].
  • The Devious Path's country of origin is recorded as Germany[21].
  • The Devious Path was published on +1928-01-01T00:00:00Z[22].
  • The Devious Path's film editor is recorded as Georg Wilhelm Pabst[23].
  • The Devious Path's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Abwege'}[24].
  • The Devious Path's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+98'}[25].
  • The Devious Path's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[26].

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Authorship and Creation

The Devious Path was produced by Fred Lyssa[17]. It was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst[4]. Screenwriters include Franz Schulz[5], Adolf Lantz[6], and Ladislaus Vajda[7]. Cast members include Gustav Diessl[11], Brigitte Helm[12], Hertha von Walther[13], Jack Trevor[14], Fritz Odemar[15], and Nico Turoff[16].

Publication

The Devious Path was released on +1928-01-01T00:00:00Z[22]. The original language of it was German[19]. Genres include silent film[9] and drama film[10].

Why It Matters

The Devious Path ranks in the top 9% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmportal.de. 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.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member Gustav Diessl, Brigitte Helm, Hertha von Walther +3
    Director Georg Wilhelm Pabst
    Director of photography Theodor Sparkuhl
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+98'}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q11424]]"
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