Way Down East

Summary

Way Down East is a silent film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Way Down East's video is recorded as Way Down East (film, 1920).webm^[3].
• Way Down East's image is recorded as Waydowneast1.jpg^[4].
• Way Down East's instance of is recorded as silent film^[5].
• Way Down East's director is recorded as D. W. Griffith^[6].
• Way Down East's screenwriter is recorded as Anthony Paul Kelly^[7].
• Way Down East's screenwriter is recorded as D. W. Griffith^[8].
• Way Down East's composer is recorded as Louis Silvers^[9].
• Way Down East's genre is recorded as silent film^[10].
• Way Down East's genre is recorded as romance film^[11].
• Way Down East's genre is recorded as drama film^[12].
• Way Down East's based on is recorded as Way Down East^[13].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Lillian Gish^[14].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Richard Barthelmess^[15].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Lowell Sherman^[16].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Burr McIntosh^[17].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Kate Bruce^[18].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Creighton Hale^[19].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Emily Fitzroy^[20].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Carol Dempster^[21].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Norma Shearer^[22].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Una Merkel^[23].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Mary Hay^[24].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Porter Strong^[25].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Edgar Nelson^[26].
• Way Down East's cast member is recorded as Vivia Ogden^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Way Down East's producer is recorded as D. W. Griffith^[28]. Its director is recorded as D. W. Griffith^[6]. Screenwriters include Anthony Paul Kelly^[7] and D. W. Griffith^[8]. Cast members include Lillian Gish^[14], Richard Barthelmess^[15], Lowell Sherman^[16], Burr McIntosh^[17], Kate Bruce^[18], and Creighton Hale^[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1920-08-26T00:00:00Z^[29], +1921-04-04T00:00:00Z^[30], +1921-09-05T00:00:00Z^[31], +1922-04-03T00:00:00Z^[32], and +1922-05-05T00:00:00Z^[33]. Genres include silent film^[10], romance film^[11], and drama film^[12].

Reception

Reviews include 8.1/10^[34] and 96%^[35].

Why It Matters

Way Down East ranks in the top 3% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]