The Wind (1928 film)

The Wind
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVictor Sjöström (using an Americanization of his name, as Victor Seastrom)
Written byFrances Marion (scenario)
Based onThe Wind
1925 novel
by Dorothy Scarborough
Produced byAndré Paulvé
Fred Orain
StarringLillian Gish
Lars Hanson
Montagu Love
Dorothy Cumming
CinematographyJohn Arnold
Edited byConrad A. Nervig
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • November 23, 1928 (1928-11-23)
Running time
95 minutes (original)
78 minutes (TCM Print)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound film (Synchronized)
English Intertitles
The Wind (1928) by Victor Sjöström

The Wind is a 1928 American synchronized sound romantic drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The movie was adapted by Frances Marion from the 1925 novel of the same name written by Dorothy Scarborough. Featuring Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson and Montagu Love, it is one of the last films released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer without audible dialogue and is considered to be among the greatest "silent" films.[1][2]

The film entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.[3]

  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Wind
  2. ^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". silentera.com. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu.