Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Expulsion (film)

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The result was keep. NeilN ^{talk to me} 17:12, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Expulsion (film)

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short article about an old, lost, silent movie. does not seem to be independently notable. Since it is a lost silent movie from close to a hundred years ago, it wouldn't be able to get expanded from a stub anyway Wasabi,the,one (talk) 23:15, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. A film by the great F. W. Murnau about which significant information exists; no reason to delete it. Lotte Eisner goes into detail about the plot and critical response in her 1972 book about Murnau.[1] Coverage in other books, in English and in German, is evident from a look at the find sources links above. Another alternative title was Driven from Home [2] --Arxiloxos (talk) 23:42, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) 00:37, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) 00:37, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Arxiloxos. All properly sourced films, regardless of age or existence status, have a place within Wikipedia, especially those directed by iconic filmmakers such as Murnau. —Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 06:15, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep (snow keep?) per the above, especially the substantial coverage in the Eisner book. AllyD (talk) 06:42, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Arxiloxos and WP:BEFORE. I found another source through Google books that gives a bit more depth, including stills from the film (added to the article). I'll assume good faith that the nom knows all about F. W. Murnau and how important his films are to the history of cinema. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:05, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Although a quick look at the nom's recent history shows they're a new editor, starting lots of AfDs, and all the ones I've checked have been speedy keeps. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:08, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Arxiloxos and Lugnuts. Meets WP:GNG. Ejgreen77 (talk) 10:51, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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