The Scarlet Empress

1934 film by Josef von Sternberg
Movie film Q279465
The Scarlet Empress
Paramount Pictures · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Scarlet Empress

Summary

The Scarlet Empress is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Scarlet Empress's image is recorded as The Scarlet Empress, Marlene Dietrich scene.png[3].
  • The Scarlet Empress's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Scarlet Empress's director is recorded as Josef von Sternberg[5].
  • The Scarlet Empress's screenwriter is recorded as Manuel Komroff[6].
  • The Scarlet Empress's composer is recorded as Max Steiner[7].
  • The Scarlet Empress's genre is recorded as biographical film[8].
  • The Scarlet Empress's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Marlene Dietrich[10].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Sam Jaffe[11].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Gavin Gordon[12].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as C. Aubrey Smith[13].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Louise Dresser[14].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Jane Darwell[15].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as John Davis Lodge[16].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Maria Riva[17].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Hans Heinrich von Twardowski[18].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Jameson Thomas[19].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Erville Alderson[20].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Elinor Fair[21].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Julanne Johnston[22].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Akim Tamiroff[23].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Leo White[24].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as John Davidson[25].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Olive Tell[26].
  • The Scarlet Empress's cast member is recorded as Harry Woods[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Josef von Sternberg[28] and Adolph Zukor[29]. The Scarlet Empress's director is recorded as Josef von Sternberg[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Manuel Komroff[6]. Cast members include Marlene Dietrich[10], Sam Jaffe[11], Gavin Gordon[12], C. Aubrey Smith[13], Louise Dresser[14], and Jane Darwell[15].

Publication

The Scarlet Empress's publication date is recorded as +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z[30]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include biographical film[8] and drama film[9].

Reception

Reviews include 8.9/10[32] and 86%[33].

Why It Matters

The Scarlet Empress ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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