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The Kiss

1896 film directed by William Heise
Movie silent_short_film Q464761
The Kiss
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Summary

The Kiss is a silent short film[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of silent_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Kiss's instance of is recorded as silent short film[3].
  • The Kiss was directed by William Heise[4].
  • The Kiss's genre is romance film[5].
  • The Kiss's genre is melodrama[6].
  • The Kiss's genre is silent film[7].
  • The Kiss's based on is recorded as The Widow Jones[8].
  • A cast member of The Kiss was May Irwin[9].
  • A cast member of The Kiss was John C. Rice[10].
  • The Kiss was produced by Thomas Edison[11].
  • The Kiss's production company is recorded as Edison Studios[12].
  • The Kiss's director of photography is recorded as William Heise[13].
  • The Kiss is part of National Film Registry[14].
  • The Kiss's Commons category is recorded as The Kiss (1896 film)[15].
  • The Kiss's color is recorded as black-and-white[16].
  • The Kiss's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • The Kiss was released on January 1, 1896[18].
  • The Kiss's distributed by is recorded as Thomas A. Edison, Inc.[19].
  • The Kiss's filming location is recorded as Edison's Black Maria[20].
  • The Kiss's main subject is kiss[21].
  • The Kiss's described at URL is recorded as https://www.loc.gov/item/00694131/[22].
  • The Kiss's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Kiss'}[23].
  • The Kiss's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'second', 'amount': '+18'}[24].
  • The Kiss's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[25].
  • The Kiss's copyright status is recorded as public domain[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Kiss was produced by Thomas Edison[11]. It was directed by William Heise[4]. Cast members include May Irwin[9] and John C. Rice[10].

Publication

The Kiss was published on January 1, 1896[18]. Genres include romance film[5], melodrama[6], and silent film[7]. It is part of National Film Registry[14].

Subject and Themes

The Kiss's main subject is kiss[21].

Why It Matters

The Kiss ranks in the top 7% of silent_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

public domain Thomas Edison United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: 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.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → National Film Registry
    Local thumb → —
    Production company → Edison Studios
    Producer → Thomas Edison
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 25063, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
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