The Wind

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The Wind is a 1928 silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström, renowned for Lillian Gish’s powerful performance as a woman driven to the brink of madness by isolation and relentless prairie winds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
authorOfSourceWork Dorothy Scarborough
basedOn The Wind
basedOnWorkType novel
blackAndWhite true
censorshipHistory original tragic ending altered for release
cinematographyBy John Arnold
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReputation considered one of the last great silent films
director Victor Sjöström
disasterOrWeatherTheme wind
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Conrad A. Nervig
era late silent era
filmFormat 35 mm
filmNationality American
genre drama
silent drama
language Silent
leadCharacterName Letty Mason
leadCharacterPortrayedBy Lillian Gish
leadFemalePerformanceRecognizedAs one of Lillian Gish’s finest roles
musicBy Carl Davis
notableFor Lillian Gish’s performance
portrayal of psychological effects of isolation
use of wind as an expressionistic element
plotSummary A young woman moves to a remote Texas ranch where isolation and relentless prairie winds drive her toward madness.
preservationStatus surviving print exists
producer Irving Thalberg
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDateUS 1928-11-23
releaseYear 1928
runningTimeMinutes 95
screenplayBy Frances Marion
setting American West
linked to: Old West

Texas prairie
starring Dorothy Cumming
Edward Earle
Lars Hanson
Lillian Gish
Montagu Love
studioSystemEra Hollywood silent era
theme frontier hardship
isolation
psychological breakdown
title The Wind

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Lillian Gish notableWork The Wind
Frances Marion notableWork The Wind
Victor Sjöström notableWork The Wind
Joseph Farnham notableWork The Wind