The Gambling Den of Montmartre (1928)
- Original title
- Die Hölle von Montmartre
- Directed by
- Franz Seitz Sr., Willy Reiber
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A silent film set in a Montmartre gambling den. It follows characters caught up in the high-stakes world of gambling and its consequences.
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What happens
The Gambling Den of Montmartre (German: Die Hölle von Montmartre) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Willy Reiber and Franz Seitz and starring Eric Barclay, Suzy Vernon and Maurice de Féraudy. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber. It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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