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Knock (1925)

Knock poster
Original title
Knock, ou le triomphe de la médecine
Directed by
René Hervil
Genre
silent film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy about a doctor who tricks a small town into believing they are all sick. The story follows his schemes and the townspeople's reactions.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalbriskcomedicspiritedsatirical

What happens

Knock is a 1925 French silent comedy film directed by René Hervil and starring Fernand Fabre, Léon Malavier and René Lefèvre. Location shooting took place around Uzerche. It was based on the play of the same title by Jules Romains. Subsequent sound remakes were made Knock (1933) and Doctor Knock (1951). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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