The civilized inhabitants of a formerly wild western town scramble to recreate the town’s rough Read More »
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The Doll (1919) Ernst Lubitsch
Because the Baron of Chanterelle wants to preserve his family line, he forces his timid nephew Lancelot to choose one of the village maidens to wed. Read More »
Peter the Great (1922) Dmitriy Bukhovetskiy
Peter the Great, on becoming czar of Russia, using his knowledge of shipbuilding gained in a foreign country Read More »
The Merry Jail (1917) Das fidele Gefängnis
Based on Johann Strauss’s operetta Die Fledermaus, the actions of ‘The Merry Jail’ occur over the course of a single eventful day and night. Read More »
Taras Shevchenko (1926) Pyotr Chardynin, Amvrosi Buchma, Vasili Lyudvinsky, Ivan Khudoleyev
The film adaptation of Taras Shevchenko’s biography of 1925 is the first Ukrainian biopic. Read More »
The White Desert (1922) Ernst Wendt, Karl Balta, Maria Bauer, Dita Borissowa
About the violent captain Gaustad on a ship of rape, mutiny and shipwreck, in the icy waters of Sweden. Read More »
Die Republik der Backfische (1928) Constantin J. David, Käthe von Nagy, Raimondo Van Riel, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
The ridin’, ropin’ and shootin’ Billie is shipped from the Argentinian pampas to Europe to be polished girls’ boarding school. Read More »
The Wind (1928) Victor Sjöström, Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love, Drama, Romance, Western
Innocent and naive Letty Mason moves from her Virginia home to Sweet Water on the western prairies Read More »
Glastonbury Past and Present (1922) H.O. Martinek
In the shadow of the Glastonbury Tor, locals re-enact their town’s history: from the early Mendip encampments Read More »
The Roast Hare / Harestegen (1921) Lau Lauritzen
When the scatterbrained Nokkesens realize they’ve promised their intimidating in-laws, the Spidsmejers Read More »