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Histoire d'un crime

19015 minFrance
CrimeDrama

Synopsis

A burglary ends in murder, and the killer's conspicuous spending helps bring him to justice. Awaiting execution, he sees his former life unfold on the wall of his cell. Memories of work and family trace a path toward the crime for which he is condemned.

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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
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4:35
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Ferdinand Zecca (1864-1947) · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsFerdinand Zecca

Behind the scenes

Ferdinand Zecca drew on a sequence of waxwork tableaux at the Musée Grévin. Superimposed memories make the cell wall a screen within the screen, offering an early use of flashback to explain a character's past.

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