The Scarlet Letter
1926 film directed by Victor Sjöström
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Summary
The Scarlet Letter is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.053% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (411 views/month, #50 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Victor Sjöström[3]
- Screenwriter: Frances Marion[4]
- Composer: William Axt[5]
- Genre: drama film[6], silent film[7]
- Based on: The Scarlet Letter[8]
- Cast member: Lillian Gish[9], Lars Hanson[10], Henry B. Walthall[11], Chief Yowlachie[12], James A. Marcus[13], Karl Dane[14], Marcelle Corday[15], Nora Cecil[16], William H. Tooker[17], Jules Cowles[18], Joyce Coad[19]
- Producer: Victor Sjöström[20]
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[21]
- Director of photography: Hendrik Sartov[22]
- Commons category: The Scarlet Letter (1926 film)[23]
- Color: black-and-white[24]
- Country of origin: United States[25]
- Publication date: August 9, 1926[26]
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[27]
- Film editor: Hugh Wynn[28]
- Title: The Scarlet Letter[29]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[30]
- Duration: 115 minutes[31]
- Box office: 296,000 US dollars[32]
- Costume designer: Max Rée[33]
- Production designer: Cedric Gibbons[34]
- P14449: 957[35]
- P14551: the-scarlet-letter[36]
- P14724: 8316770[37]
Why It Matters
The Scarlet Letter has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]