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The Temptress

1926117 minUnited States
RomanceDrama

Synopsis

An engineer visiting Paris falls for Elena, the wife of an old friend. Their relationship follows them to Argentina, where a dam project becomes entangled with jealousy, rivalry and violence. Elena's presence unsettles the men around her, and a private romantic crisis grows into a catastrophe that threatens an entire community.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
105:18
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No subtitle track in this language

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

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Fred Niblo · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsFred Niblo

Behind the scenes

Mauritz Stiller began directing the adaptation of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez's novel, but MGM replaced him with Fred Niblo during production. The troubled shoot produced Greta Garbo's second American film.

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