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The First Law

1918 silent film directed by Lawrence McGill
Movie film Q48673878
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The First Law

Summary

The First Law is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The First Law's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The First Law was directed by Lawrence B. McGill[4].
  • The First Law's genre is silent film[5].
  • The First Law's color is recorded as black-and-white[6].
  • The First Law's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • The First Law was published on 1918[8].
  • The First Law's distributed by is recorded as Pathé Exchange[9].
  • The First Law's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The First Law'}[10].
  • The First Law's copyright status is recorded as public domain[11].

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Authorship and Creation

The First Law was directed by Lawrence B. McGill[4].

Publication

The First Law was released on 1918[8]. Its genre is silent film[5].

Why It Matters

The First Law ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

film public domain United States

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Instance of → film
    Genre → silent film
    Instance of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 189860, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269272|batch #269272]]"
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