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The Great Opportunity (1925)

The Great Opportunity poster
Directed by
Lorand von Kabdebo
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man stumbles into an unexpected chance to change his fortunes. The silent film follows his comedic misadventures and a romantic entanglement.

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What happens

The Great Opportunity (German:Die große Gelegenheit) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Lorand von Kabdebo and starring Kurt Vespermann, Lia Eibenschütz and Colette Brettel. The production is notable as marking the filmmaking debut of Henry Koster, who co-wrote the screenplay. Koster would go on to become a top Hollywood film director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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