Le deuxieme acte

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poster The Two Gladiators
The Two Gladiators
100mn - Adventure
The twins of the recently departed Marcus Aurelius fight it out to see who will become emperor of Rome.
poster Entr'acte
Entr'acte
(3.7/5)
22mn - Comedy, Fantasy
Stop-motion photography blends with extreme slow-motion in Clair's first and most 'dada' film, composed of a series of zany, interconnected scenes. We witness a rooftop chess match between Marcel Duchamp …
poster The Act
The Act
94mn - Crime, Comedy
A cynical political comedy where blackmail, a complex hotel heist, and Washington corruption converge in a twisted caper full of disguises and double-crosses, as union bosses, the President, and a band of…
poster The King and the Jester
The King and the Jester
5mn - Comedy
French short about King Francis I and his jester Triboulet, who form the basis for Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse (and Verdi's opera Rigoletto).
poster The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii
(3.1/5)
88mn - Drama, Action
Well-respected Pompeiian Glaucus performs an act of kindness by purchasing Nydia, a blind slave being mistreated by her owner. Nydia falls in love with her new master, but he only has eyes for Ione. Ione …
poster Rentrée à l'étable
Rentrée à l'étable
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Geneva (Exhibition 1896): back to the barn.
poster J'accuse
J'accuse
(3.9/5)
140mn - War, Drama, History
The story of two men, one married, the other the lover of the other's wife, who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors of war.
poster The Fury of Achilles
The Fury of Achilles
(2.9/5)
118mn - War, Adventure, Drama
In the tenth year of the legendary siege of Troy, the invincible warrior Achilles withdraws from battle after a bitter dispute with King Agamemnon over a captive slave girl, leaving the Greek forces vulne…
poster Mademoiselle de La Seiglière
Mademoiselle de La Seiglière
87mn - Family, Drama
The Marquis de la Seiglière returns to France once the Revolution is over. His possessions, which had been sold as material properties, had been purchased by Stamply, a farmer. The latter restores them to…
poster The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror
(2.8/5)
102mn - History, Drama
The scene takes place in Paris in March 1793 during the Reign of Terror. The Knight of Maison-Rouge, posing as Citizen Morand, is organizing the escape of Queen Marie-Antoinette. He is assisted in his und…
poster Barrabas
Barrabas
489mn - Crime
Rudolph Strelitz, known as 'Barrabas', is the leader of a brutal underground gang causing chaos and destruction in the lives of civilized people. A lawyer, Claude Varèse, is strongly determined to bring S…
poster The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules
The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules
95mn - Adventure
In this sword and sandal fantasy, Poseidon must battle a gladiator quartet in ancient Rome. If he wins, the son of Hercules will have his life and anything else he wants. Sure enough, he wins and asks tha…
poster Mr. Imperium
Mr. Imperium
87mn - Music, Drama, Romance
A pretty singer/dancer is becoming an actress whereas the playboy crown prince is becoming a monarch. Each will have their clandestine romance interfered with by their changing circumstances.
poster A Spectre Haunts Europe
A Spectre Haunts Europe
70mn - Drama
Set in an imaginary land where the threat of revolution spurs the Emperor to seek exile in one of the most distant parts of his realm. There he meets Elka, the daughter of a revolutionary who has been ban…
poster Protéa
Protéa
(3.1/5)
50mn - Action, Crime, Mystery
Protéa is the last film directed by Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset, one of the early film pioneers in France. The hero of this film is a female spy, an acrobatic Mata-Hari, played by his favorite actress, Jose…
poster Malombra
Malombra
(3/5)
75mn - Mystery, Drama, Horror
Marina di Malombra (Borelli) lives in a castle prior to her wedding. She begins to read letters written by an ancestor called Cecilia. She finds out that Cecilia was driven to her death by her uncle. Mari…
poster The Fury of Hercules
The Fury of Hercules
97mn - Fantasy, Adventure
Hercules returns to visit an old friend only to discover the kingdom has fallen under the tyrannical rule of the evil Meniste, who enslaves the population to build a massive wall around the city. When the…
poster Esther and the King
Esther and the King
(2.8/5)
109mn - Drama
Recently widowed Persian King Ahasuerus wants to marry the beautiful Esther. But Esther is a Jewess, and Haman, the king's evil minister, is spreading hatred against the Jews.
poster Faust and Marguerite
Faust and Marguerite
1mn - Fantasy, Horror
Marguerite is seated in front of the fireplace, Faust standing by her side. Mephistopheles enters and offers his sword to Faust, commanding him to behead the fair Marguerite. Faust refuses, whereupon Meph…
poster Romeo e Giulietta
Romeo e Giulietta
(2.9/5)
37mn - Drama, Romance
The 1912 Italian version of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
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