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The Long Intermission (1927)

The Long Intermission poster
Original title
Die große Pause
Directed by
Carl Froelich
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama set between the acts of a stage play. It follows the intertwined lives of several characters during an intermission.

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What happens

The Long Intermission (German: Die große Pause) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Wolfgang von Schwindt and Livio Pavanelli. It is based upon the play written by Oscar Blumenthal and Max Bernstein. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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