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The Island of Forbidden Kisses (1927)

The Island of Forbidden Kisses poster
Original title
Die Insel der verbotenen Küsse
Directed by
Georg Jacoby
Genre
adventure film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent adventure set on a tropical island where romantic entanglements unfold. It follows characters navigating a locale with a strict rule against kissing.

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What happens

The Island of Forbidden Kisses (German: Die Insel der verbotenen Küsse) is a 1927 German silent adventure film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Stewart Rome, Marietta Millner and Elga Brink. The interiors were shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter and Hermann Warm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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