Way Down East (1920 film)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation Way Down East (play) by Lottie Blair Parker
gptkbp:audio silent
gptkbp:awards National Film Registry selection (2006)
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Way_Down_East_(play)
gptkbp:blackAndWhite yes
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross over $4,500,000
gptkbp:budget $800,000
gptkbp:character gptkb:Anna_Moore
gptkb:Lennox_Sanderson
gptkb:Mrs._Bartlett
gptkb:Squire_Bartlett
gptkb:David_Bartlett
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Billy_Bitzer
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:James_Smith
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Mamaroneck,_New_York
gptkb:Connecticut_River
gptkb:White_River_Junction,_Vermont
gptkbp:genre drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Way Down East (1920 film)
gptkbp:language Silent film
English intertitles
gptkbp:musicBy Louis Silvers (for later releases)
gptkbp:notableFor innovative editing
Lillian Gish's performance
melodramatic plot
gptkbp:notableScene ice floe rescue
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producer gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:D._W._Griffith_Productions
gptkbp:releaseDate September 3, 1920
gptkbp:runtime 145 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Anthony_Paul_Kelly
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:New_England
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Kate_Bruce
gptkb:Lowell_Sherman
gptkb:Burr_McIntosh
gptkb:Lillian_Gish
gptkb:Richard_Barthelmess
gptkbp:theme morality
redemption
social ostracism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Way_Down_East_(play)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7