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The Root of Evil

1912 film by D. W. Griffith
Movie short_film Q18280629
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The Root of Evil

Summary

The Root of Evil is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Root of Evil's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Root of Evil's director is recorded as D. W. Griffith[4].
  • The Root of Evil's genre is recorded as film adaptation[5].
  • The Root of Evil's genre is recorded as drama film[6].
  • The Root of Evil's genre is recorded as silent film[7].
  • The Root of Evil's based on is recorded as The Root of Evil[8].
  • The Root of Evil's production company is recorded as Biograph Company[9].
  • The Root of Evil's director of photography is recorded as Billy Bitzer[10].
  • The Root of Evil's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0002469[11].
  • The Root of Evil's color is recorded as black-and-white[12].
  • The Root of Evil's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • The Root of Evil's publication date is recorded as +1912-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • The Root of Evil's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Root of Evil'}[15].
  • The Root of Evil's after a work by is recorded as Thomas Dixon Jr.[16].
  • The Root of Evil's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+17'}[17].
  • The Root of Evil's ČSFD film ID is recorded as 3797[18].
  • The Root of Evil's Kinopoisk film ID is recorded as 28955[19].
  • The Root of Evil's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1q6m2nb67[20].
  • The Root of Evil's EIDR content ID is recorded as 10.5240/289C-CB4B-6248-94F8-B24E-L[21].
  • The Root of Evil's OFDb film ID is recorded as 136397[22].
  • The Root of Evil's MYmovies audiovisual work ID is recorded as 68595[23].
  • The Root of Evil's TMDB movie ID is recorded as 1468838[24].
  • The Root of Evil's SilentEra.com film ID is recorded as R/RootOfEvil1912[25].
  • The Root of Evil's copyright status is recorded as public domain[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Root of Evil's director is recorded as D. W. Griffith[4].

Publication

The Root of Evil's publication date is recorded as +1912-00-00T00:00:00Z[14]. Genres include film adaptation[5], drama film[6], and silent film[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Root of Evil's after a work by is recorded as Thomas Dixon Jr.[16].

Why It Matters

The Root of Evil ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

Related Entities

D. W. Griffith 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Online-Filmdatenbank. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . mymovies.it. 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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