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The Greatest Question

1919 film by D. W. Griffith, Stanner E.V. Taylor
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The Greatest Question

Summary

The Greatest Question is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Greatest Question's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Greatest Question was directed by D. W. Griffith[4].
  • The Greatest Question was directed by Stanner E.V. Taylor[5].
  • Stanner E.V. Taylor wrote the screenplay for The Greatest Question[6].
  • The Greatest Question's genre is drama film[7].
  • The Greatest Question's genre is silent film[8].
  • A cast member of The Greatest Question was Lillian Gish[9].
  • A cast member of The Greatest Question was Robert Harron[10].
  • A cast member of The Greatest Question was Ralph Graves[11].
  • A cast member of The Greatest Question was George Fawcett[12].
  • A cast member of The Greatest Question was Tom Wilson[13].
  • A cast member of The Greatest Question was George Nichols[14].
  • A cast member of The Greatest Question was Eugenie Besserer[15].
  • A cast member of The Greatest Question was Tom Wilson[16].
  • A cast member of The Greatest Question was Josephine Crowell[17].
  • The Greatest Question was produced by Stanner E.V. Taylor[18].
  • The Greatest Question's production company is recorded as First National Pictures[19].
  • The Greatest Question's director of photography is recorded as Billy Bitzer[20].
  • The Greatest Question's Commons category is recorded as The Greatest Question[21].
  • The Greatest Question's color is recorded as black-and-white[22].
  • The Greatest Question's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • The Greatest Question was published on January 1, 1919[24].
  • The Greatest Question's distributed by is recorded as First National Pictures[25].
  • The Greatest Question's film editor is recorded as James Smith[26].
  • The Greatest Question's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Greatest Question'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Greatest Question was produced by Stanner E.V. Taylor[18]. Directors include D. W. Griffith[4] and Stanner E.V. Taylor[5]. Stanner E.V. Taylor wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Lillian Gish[9], Robert Harron[10], Ralph Graves[11], George Fawcett[12], Tom Wilson[13], and George Nichols[14].

Publication

The Greatest Question was published on January 1, 1919[24]. Genres include drama film[7] and silent film[8].

Why It Matters

The Greatest Question ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

D. W. Griffith film Lillian Gish public domain United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  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.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+80'}
    Instance of → film
    Production company → First National Pictures
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 189240, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269268|batch #269268]]"
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